The role of duality in optimization problems involving entropy functionals with applications to information theory
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instance of: scholarly article
title: The role of duality in optimization problems involving entropy functionals with applications to information theory
zbMATH Open document ID: 0631.49007
DOI: 10.1007/BF00939682
author: Aharon Ben-Tal
author: A. Charnes
author: Marc Teboulle
published in: Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications
publication date: 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: We consider infinite-dimensional optimization problems involving entropy- type functionals in the objective function as well as in the constraints. A duality theory is developed for such problems and applied to the reliability rate function problem in information theory.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 49N15
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 90C25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 94A17
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 94A15
zbMATH DE Number: 4026212
zbMATH Keywords: infinite-dimensional optimization
zbMATH Keywords: entropy-type functionals
zbMATH Keywords: duality theory
zbMATH Keywords: reliability rate function
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