The shannonmcmillan theorem of information theory has been generalized by moy and perez. Components of information theory, and fundamentals of network coding theory. Gallager, information theory and reliable communication, wiley, 1968. So, i searched for books on information theory in places other than reddit, and in my search i found this list of books for anyone else who is also interested in learning information theory. It is different from another capacity called connectioncarrying capacity, used in connection admission control. He then discusses two and threedimensional fourier transform theory, the ambiguity function, image construction and reconstruction, tomography, baseband surveillance systems, and passive systems where the signal source might be an earthquake or a galaxy. Free information theory books download ebooks online. Richard blahut presents a unified analysis of the mathematical methods that underlie the various algorithms used in remote image formation. Theory and practice of error control codes, addisonwesley, reading, ma. Principles and practice of information theory addisonwesley series in electrical and computer engineering 9780201107098 by blahut, richard e. Computational information theory, in complexity in information theory, pp. Elements of information theory, purdue engineering.
In chapter 10, the blahutarimoto algorithms for computing channel ca. In chapter, the geometrical meaning of information inequalities and the relation between information inequalities and conditional independence are explained in depth. Principles and practice of information theory guide books. This note will cover both classical and modern topics, including information entropy, lossless data compression, binary hypothesis testing. Theory of remote image formation by blahut, richard e. He received his phd electrical engineering from cornell university in 1972. It covers the classical information theory based upon the shannon entropy. Principles and practice of information theory addison. Information theory and network coding springerlink. Therefore the conditional entropy hyx is 0 if and only if y is a function of x. Useful identities and inequalities in information theory are derived and explained. The book was first published in 2003 and is aimed at graduate students of electrical and computer engineering, and at practising engineers whose. Ibook, powerbook duo, powerbook g4, powerbook g3, powerbook 500 series, macbook pro, macbook, powerbook 190, powerbook. Information theory this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book.
Information theory is a branch of mathematics based on probability theory andstatistical theory. Venkat anatharam, dick blahut, dave delchamps, terry. Calderbank, fellow, ieee invited paper abstract in 1948 shannon developed fundamental limits on. This first course in the mathematical theory of modem design introduces the theory of digital modulation and coding that underpins the design of digital telecommunications systems. Theory and practice of error control codes read online. Cover and thomas wrote a book on information theory 72 ten years ago which covers.
Pdf lecture notes in information theory part i researchgate. Principles and practice of information theory addison wesley series in electrical and computer engineering 9780201107098. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Chapters i through 7 deal with the basic concepts of entropy and information with applications to lossless source coding. It takes units of bits per transmission, or bits per second, or bitsshz. Gabriel abend northwestern university theory is one of the most important words in the lexicon of contemporary sociology. There are eight chapters on classical topics chapters. In ratedistortion theory, the rate is usually understood as the number of bits per data sample to be stored or transmitted. Which is the best introductory book for information theory. Information inequalities are sometimes called the laws of information the ory because they govern the impossibilities in information theory.
Blahut 14 and there is reason to resist any balkanization of. Principles and practice of information theory by richard e. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. First, i am indebted to toby berger who taught me information theory and writing. This is a graduatelevel introduction to mathematics of information theory. A comprehensive instructors manual is available upon re. This is an exercise in manipulating conditional probabilities. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Information theory and coding the computer laboratory. Part i is a rigorous treatment of information theory for discrete and continuous systems. Blahut is the author of theory and practice of error control codes 3. Information theory and complexity, communication and computation e. For further reading, here are some other readings that my professor did recommend. A first course in information theory, however, another delectable dish gets served up in each ofthe sixteen chapters. Calculate the probability that if somebody is tall meaning taller than 6 ft or whatever, that person must be male. Buy this book on publishers site reprints and permissions. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. This book is an uptodatetreatment of information theory for discrete random variables, which forms the foundation of the theory at large. Throughout the book, mathematical theory is illustrated by reference to many practical examples. Chapters 1 through 7 deal with the basic concepts of entropy and information with applications to lossless source coding.
This book is an evolution from my book a first course in information theory published in 2002 when network coding was still at its infancy. Cambridge core remote sensing and gis theory of remote image formation by richard e. Theory and practice of error control codes 9780201101027 by blahut, richard e. The notion of distortion is a subject of ongoing discussion.
The book by blahut is not oriented to these new developments in information theory. This book has been chosen from a number of good books. Elements of information theory second edition solutions to. A number of additional books will be put on reserve in the. The chapter ends with a section on the entropy rate of a. Elements of information theory fundamentals of computational. Principles and practice of information theory book. Yet, their ubiquity notwithstanding, it is quite unclear what sociologists mean by the words theory, theoretical, and theorize. Information theory and network coding consists of two parts. Bringing together a fascinating mixture of topics in engineering, mathematics, computer science, and informatics, this book presents the timeless mathematical theory underpinning cryptosystems both old and new.
He is life fellow of the ieee and the recipient of many awards including the ieee alexander graham bell medal 1998 and claude e. Ece642 information theory and source coding mark r. The last few years have witnessed the rapid development of network coding into a research eld of its own in information science. A tutorial introduction, by me jv stone, published february 2015. In many applications, images, such as ultrasonic or xray signals, are recorded and then analyzed with. This is intended to be a simple and accessible book on information theory. Principles and practice of information theory blahut, richard e. They have been active contributors of major research results in information theory, over the past four decades and are uniquely quali ed to write a research monograph on information theory. Blahut, principles and practice of information theory, addisonwesley, 1987. This section lists books whose publishers or authors maintain online information regarding the contents of the books. Theory and practice of error control codes 1983 edition.
Examples are entropy, mutual information, conditional entropy, conditional information, and relative entropy discrimination, kullbackleibler. I did not read them shame on me, so i cant say if theyre good or not. Principles and practice of information theory, by richard e. Drucker eminent faculty award, and the ieee millennium medal. Freely browse and use ocw materials at your own pace. Richard blahut, born june 9, 1937 former chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign, is best known for his work in information theory e. This is the traditional early fare of an information theory text, but yeung. You are invited to submit urls of books that you believe to be relevant to the interests of information theory researchers. A first course in information theory, however, another delectable dish gets served up in each of the sixteen chapters. In addition to the classical topics, there are such modern topics as the imeasure, shannontype and nonshannontype information inequalities. Your recommendation appears on that list, so ill be sure to check my local library. In many applications, images, such as ultrasonic or xray signals, are recorded and then analyzed with digital or optical processors in order to extract information. Blahut s most popular book is theory and practice of error control codes. Computation of channel capacity and ratedistortion functions.
Blahut at the heart of any modern communication system is the modem, connecting the data source to the communication channel. Blahut is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the university of illinois, urbanachampaign. An iterative algorithm developed by arimoto ll and blahut 37. Todays pervasive computing and communications networks have created an intense need for secure and reliable cryptographic systems. Feixas m, del acebo e, bekaerty p and sbert m information theory tools for scene discretization proceedings of the 10th eurographics conference on rendering, 95106. Ratedistortion theory was created by claude shannon in his foundational work on information theory. Extracareis taken in handlingjointdistributions withzeroprobability masses. Cryptography and secure communication by richard e.
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