Variability as a better characterization of Shannon entropy

DOI10.1088/1361-6404/abe361zbMath1517.94034arXiv1912.02012OpenAlexW3126951675MaRDI QIDQ6108033

Gabriele Carcassi, Christine A. Aidala, Julian Barbour

Publication date: 29 June 2023

Published in: European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.02012

zbMATH Keywords

variabilityinformation theorystatistical mechanicsShannon entropy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Measures of information, entropy (94A17) Information theory (general) (94A15)

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