Theoretical Aspects of the Maximum Entropy Principle and Its Applications
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Multidisciplinary Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2024 | Viewed by 119
Special Issue Editor
Interests: statistical and computational physics; nonparametric density estimation; correlated statistics; projection pursuit; machine learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Drawing from the profound insights of Ludwig Boltzmann and Claude Shannon, the principle of maximum entropy (MaxEnt) has permeated diverse disciplines, revolutionizing our approach to uncertainty and randomness. Beyond its historical triumphs, MaxEnt continues to shape contemporary research across various fields. By formulating it as an optimization problem, MaxEnt enables the determination of probability densities that are maximally non-committal under imposed constraints. This minimizes biases and maximizes uncertainties, fostering the principles of insufficient reason and indifference. Both analytical and numerical methods are of interest to this Special Issue, which invites original and review papers on the theoretical aspects of MaxEnt and its applications, with a focus on exploring current and emerging trends that include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Univariate and multivariate density estimation;
- Maximum Entropy Decision Analysis;
- Copula-based maximum entropy models;
- Chemical and biological systems;
- Earth science and climate science;
- Information theory and communication;
- Quantum and other highly correlated systems;
- Economics and finance;
- Machine learning and image processing;
- Limitations of maximum entropy principles.
Dr. Donald Jacobs
Guest Editor
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