Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods (Fundamental Theories of Physics)

C. R. Smith

ISBN 10: 9048142202 / ISBN 13: 9789048142200

Published by Springer, 1992

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1992 edition. 480 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.10 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods (Fundamental Theories of Physics)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9048142202
• ISBN 13: 9789048142200
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.74 kilograms

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Synopsis

Bayesian probability theory and maximum entropy methods are at the core of a new view of scientific inference. These `new' ideas, along with the revolution in computational methods afforded by modern computers, allow astronomers, electrical engineers, image processors of any type, NMR chemists and physicists, and anyone at all who has to deal with incomplete and noisy data, to take advantage of methods that, in the past, have been applied only in some areas of theoretical physics.
This volume records the Proceedings of Eleventh Annual `Maximum Entropy' Workshop, held at Seattle University in June, 1991. These workshops have been the focus of a group of researchers from many different fields, and this diversity is evident in this volume. There are tutorial papers, theoretical papers, and applications in a very wide variety of fields. Almost any instance of dealing with incomplete and noisy data can be usefully treated by these methods, and many areas of theoretical research are being enhanced by the thoughtful application of Bayes' theorem. The contributions contained in this volume present a state-of-the-art review that will be influential and useful for many years to come.