Entropy maximization

Athreya, K. B. (2009) Entropy maximization Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Mathematical Sciences, 119 (4). pp. 531-539. ISSN 0253-4142

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Abstract

It is shown that (i) every probability density is the unique maximizer of relative entropy in an appropriate class and (ii) in the class of all pdf f that satisfy ∫ fhi dμ = λi for i = 1, 2,..., ... k the maximizer of entropy is an f0 that is proportional to exp(∑ci hi ) for some choice of ci . An extension of this to a continuum of constraints and many examples are presented.

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Keywords:Entropy; Relative Entropy; Entropy Maximization
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