α-Mutual information

Sergio Verdú

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

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Abstract

Rényi entropy and Rényi divergence evidence a long track record of usefulness in information theory and its applications. Alfred Rényi never got around to generalizing mutual information in a similar way. In fact, in the literature there are several possible ways to accomplish such generalization, most notably those suggested by Suguru Arimoto, Imre Csiszár, and Robin Sibson. We collect several interesting properties and applications of the proposal by Sibson, hopefully making a case for its more widespread adoption.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2015 Information Theory and Applications Workshop, ITA 2015 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479971954
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 27 2015
EventInformation Theory and Applications Workshop, ITA 2015 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Feb 1 2015Feb 6 2015

Publication series

Name2015 Information Theory and Applications Workshop, ITA 2015 - Conference Proceedings

Other

OtherInformation Theory and Applications Workshop, ITA 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period2/1/152/6/15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems

Keywords

  • Entropy
  • Error probability
  • Memoryless systems
  • Minimization
  • Mutual information
  • Proposals
  • Yttrium

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