Information Theory -- Basic Theories and Applications

Author: Fu Zi Yun
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book systematically presents the fundamental theories of information theory, including: the concept of information and its measurement; information entropy of discrete and continuous sources; channels and channel capacity; mean distortion and the information rate-distortion function; source coding and channel coding theorems; network information theory, as well as the information theory of secure systems. The book also introduces the application of information theory in practical communication engineering, and briefly covers its applications in other disciplines such as thermodynamics, optics, statistics, and biomedical engineering. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in radio technology, information engineering, communication, and computer science programs in universities. It is also suitable for reference by graduate students in fields such as acoustics and management science, as well as teaching, research, and engineering professionals.