We live in the information society. The main aim of this book is to describe the basic ideas of information theory, answering questions such as how may we transmit and store information as compactly as possible, what is the maximum quantity of information that can be transmitted by a particular channel or network, and how can security be assured? It covers all the basic ideas of information theory and sets them in the context of current applications. These include Shannon's information measure, discrete and continuous information sources and information channels with or without memory, source and channel decoding, rate distortion theory, error correcting codes and the information theoretical approach to cryptology. Throughout the book special attention has been paid to multiterminal or network information theory. This text will be of use to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in electrical engineering and computer science.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Lubbe's thorough discourse on the topic of information theory is very complete and classical in nature...The coverage of material is consistent and complete." Choice
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Illustrationen
Worked examples or Exercises; 123 Line drawings, unspecified
Maße
Höhe: 237 mm
Breite: 160 mm
Dicke: 30 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-521-46198-6 (9780521461986)
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Technische Universiteit Delft, The Netherlands
Übersetzung
Preface; 1. Discrete information; 2. The discrete memoryless information source; 3. The discrete information source with memory; 4. The discrete communication channel; 5. The continuous information source; 6. The continuous communication channel; 7. Rate distortion theory; 8. Network information theory; 9. Error-correcting codes; 10. Cryptology; Bibliography; Index.
