Maximum-Entropy Models in Science and Engineering.

Abstract

Partial table of contents: Maximum--Entropy Probability Distributions: Principles, Formalism and Techniques. Maximum--Entropy Discrete Univariate Probability Distributions. Maximum--Entropy Discrete Multivariate Probability Distributions. Maximum--Entropy Continuous Multivariate Probability Distributions. Maximum--Entropy Distributions in Statistical Mechanics. Minimum Discrepancy Measures. Concavity (Convexity) of Maximum--Entropy (Minimum Information) Functions. Equivalence of Maximum--Entropy Principle and Gauss's Principle of Density Estimation. Maximum--Entropy Principle and Contingency Tables. Maximum--Entropy Principle and Statistics. Maximum--Entropy Models in Regional and Urban Planning. Maximum--Entropy Models in Marketing and Elections. Maximum--Entropy Spectral Analysis. Maximum--Entropy Image Reconstruction. Maximum--Entropy Principle in Operations Research. References. Author Index. Subject Index.