Abstract
This paper explores a connection between randomness extraction and channel (source) coding problems. It is explained how efficient extractors can be used to define efficient coding schemes and reciprocally, a new deterministic extractor based on a polar coding scheme is proposed. Since the source model used in extractors for computer science (cryptography) do not assume i.i.d. or known distributions, a generalized polarization phenomenon for sources with block memory and unknown distributions is developed. It is shown that in this setting, the min-entropy (as usual in extractors) rather than Shannon entropy can be efficiently extracted. The derived polar coding results also apply to compound channels with memory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Proceedings, ISIT 2011 |
Pages | 184-188 |
Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 26 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Proceedings, ISIT 2011 - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Duration: Jul 31 2011 → Aug 5 2011 |
Other
Other | 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Proceedings, ISIT 2011 |
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Country/Territory | Russian Federation |
City | St. Petersburg |
Period | 7/31/11 → 8/5/11 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Modeling and Simulation
- Applied Mathematics