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RE: More on "Entropy"
David Van Wie wrote:
>>The entropy E is defined by the sum across n states of -P_i log_2(P_i),
Timothy C. May wrote:
>Hah! Another physicist converted to the information-theoretic view of
entropy!
Indeed. I was able to track down the literature, and it is most
interesting. I am still a little bit skeptical of the "superset including
thermodynamic entropy" school of thought, but I haven't finished reading all
of the materials yet! Clearly, the IT "version" of entropy is a well
defined and useful thing....
>I should've pointed out in my reading list that several names stand out in
>this interpretation:
I'll read with that endoresement in mind. Your thoughts on rigorous,
_concise_, design criteria for sources of entropy would be appreciated
(unless there is good quality work in the literature I haven't come to yet).
dvw