On the relation between the Maximum Entropy Principle and the Principle of Least Effort

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Egghe, L ^a,b   Lafouge, T ^c  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Equivalence; Maximum Entropy Principle; Principle of Least Effort; Principle of Most Effort

Indexed keywords

EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EQUIVALENCE; MAXIMUM ENTROPY PRINCIPLE; PRINCIPLE OF LEAST EFFORT; PRINCIPLE OF MOST EFFORT;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 33644556156     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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