On the physics of rate-distortion theory

IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 71-75

  Merhav, Neri ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; PHYSICAL SYSTEMS; RATE-DISTORTION FUNCTION; RATE-DISTORTION THEORY; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS;

INFORMATION THEORY; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

ELECTRIC DISTORTION;

EID: 77955706751     PISSN: 21578103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISIT.2010.5513286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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