Information, Physics, and Computation

Information, Physics, and Computation

Author: Marc Mézard

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009-01-22

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 019857083X

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A very active field of research is emerging at the frontier of statistical physics, theoretical computer science/discrete mathematics, and coding/information theory. This book sets up a common language and pool of concepts, accessible to students and researchers from each of these fields.


Information Theory, Inference and Learning Algorithms

Information Theory, Inference and Learning Algorithms

Author: David J. C. MacKay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-09-25

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 9780521642989

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Information theory and inference, taught together in this exciting textbook, lie at the heart of many important areas of modern technology - communication, signal processing, data mining, machine learning, pattern recognition, computational neuroscience, bioinformatics and cryptography. The book introduces theory in tandem with applications. Information theory is taught alongside practical communication systems such as arithmetic coding for data compression and sparse-graph codes for error-correction. Inference techniques, including message-passing algorithms, Monte Carlo methods and variational approximations, are developed alongside applications to clustering, convolutional codes, independent component analysis, and neural networks. Uniquely, the book covers state-of-the-art error-correcting codes, including low-density-parity-check codes, turbo codes, and digital fountain codes - the twenty-first-century standards for satellite communications, disk drives, and data broadcast. Richly illustrated, filled with worked examples and over 400 exercises, some with detailed solutions, the book is ideal for self-learning, and for undergraduate or graduate courses. It also provides an unparalleled entry point for professionals in areas as diverse as computational biology, financial engineering and machine learning.


Geometric Programming for Communication Systems

Geometric Programming for Communication Systems

Author: Mung Chiang

Publisher: Now Publishers Inc

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781933019093

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Recently Geometric Programming has been applied to study a variety of problems in the analysis and design of communication systems from information theory and queuing theory to signal processing and network protocols. Geometric Programming for Communication Systems begins its comprehensive treatment of the subject by providing an in-depth tutorial on the theory, algorithms, and modeling methods of Geometric Programming. It then gives a systematic survey of the applications of Geometric Programming to the study of communication systems. It collects in one place various published results in this area, which are currently scattered in several books and many research papers, as well as to date unpublished results. Geometric Programming for Communication Systems is intended for researchers and students who wish to have a comprehensive starting point for understanding the theory and applications of geometric programming in communication systems.


Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing

Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing

Author: Hidetoshi Nishimori

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780198509400

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This superb new book is one of the first publications in recent years to provide a broad overview of this interdisciplinary field. Most of the book is written in a self contained manner, assuming only a general knowledge of statistical mechanics and basic probabilty theory . It provides the reader with a sound introduction to the field and to the analytical techniques necessary to follow its most recent developments


The Sherrington-Kirkpatrick Model

The Sherrington-Kirkpatrick Model

Author: Dmitry Panchenko

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-02-26

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1461462894

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The celebrated Parisi solution of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model for spin glasses is one of the most important achievements in the field of disordered systems. Over the last three decades, through the efforts of theoretical physicists and mathematicians, the essential aspects of the Parisi solution were clarified and proved mathematically. The core ideas of the theory that emerged are the subject of this book, including the recent solution of the Parisi ultrametricity conjecture and a conceptually simple proof of the Parisi formula for the free energy. The treatment is self-contained and should be accessible to graduate students with a background in probability theory, with no prior knowledge of spin glasses. The methods involved in the analysis of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model also serve as a good illustration of such classical topics in probability as the Gaussian interpolation and concentration of measure, Poisson processes, and representation results for exchangeable arrays.


Distributed Optimization and Statistical Learning Via the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers

Distributed Optimization and Statistical Learning Via the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers

Author: Stephen Boyd

Publisher: Now Publishers Inc

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 160198460X

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Surveys the theory and history of the alternating direction method of multipliers, and discusses its applications to a wide variety of statistical and machine learning problems of recent interest, including the lasso, sparse logistic regression, basis pursuit, covariance selection, support vector machines, and many others.


A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing

A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing

Author: Stephane Mallat

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1999-09-14

Total Pages: 663

ISBN-13: 0080520839

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This book is intended to serve as an invaluable reference for anyone concerned with the application of wavelets to signal processing. It has evolved from material used to teach "wavelet signal processing" courses in electrical engineering departments at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University, as well as applied mathematics departments at the Courant Institute of New York University and ÉcolePolytechnique in Paris. - Provides a broad perspective on the principles and applications of transient signal processing with wavelets - Emphasizes intuitive understanding, while providing the mathematical foundations and description of fast algorithms - Numerous examples of real applications to noise removal, deconvolution, audio and image compression, singularity and edge detection, multifractal analysis, and time-varying frequency measurements - Algorithms and numerical examples are implemented in Wavelab, which is a Matlab toolbox freely available over the Internet - Content is accessible on several level of complexity, depending on the individual reader's needs New to the Second Edition - Optical flow calculation and video compression algorithms - Image models with bounded variation functions - Bayes and Minimax theories for signal estimation - 200 pages rewritten and most illustrations redrawn - More problems and topics for a graduate course in wavelet signal processing, in engineering and applied mathematics


Sparse Modeling for Image and Vision Processing

Sparse Modeling for Image and Vision Processing

Author: Julien Mairal

Publisher: Now Publishers

Published: 2014-12-19

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781680830088

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Sparse Modeling for Image and Vision Processing offers a self-contained view of sparse modeling for visual recognition and image processing. More specifically, it focuses on applications where the dictionary is learned and adapted to data, yielding a compact representation that has been successful in various contexts.


A Mathematical Introduction to Compressive Sensing

A Mathematical Introduction to Compressive Sensing

Author: Simon Foucart

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13: 0817649484

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At the intersection of mathematics, engineering, and computer science sits the thriving field of compressive sensing. Based on the premise that data acquisition and compression can be performed simultaneously, compressive sensing finds applications in imaging, signal processing, and many other domains. In the areas of applied mathematics, electrical engineering, and theoretical computer science, an explosion of research activity has already followed the theoretical results that highlighted the efficiency of the basic principles. The elegant ideas behind these principles are also of independent interest to pure mathematicians. A Mathematical Introduction to Compressive Sensing gives a detailed account of the core theory upon which the field is build. With only moderate prerequisites, it is an excellent textbook for graduate courses in mathematics, engineering, and computer science. It also serves as a reliable resource for practitioners and researchers in these disciplines who want to acquire a careful understanding of the subject. A Mathematical Introduction to Compressive Sensing uses a mathematical perspective to present the core of the theory underlying compressive sensing.