An Introduction to Single-User Information Theory

• Main Authors: Alajaji, Fady (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Chen, Po-Ning (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics and Technology,
• Subjects: Information theory.; Information and Communication, Circuits.

This book presents a succinct and mathematically rigorous treatment of the main pillars of Shannon's information theory, discussing the fundamental concepts and indispensable results of Shannon's mathematical theory of communications. It includes five meticulously written core chapters (wi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Information Measures for Discrete Systems
• Lossless Data Compression
• Data Transmission and Channel Capacity
• Differential Entropy and Gaussian Channels
• Lossy Data Compression and Transmission.