Information theory in scientific visualization

Entropy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 254-273

  Wang, Chaoli ^a   Shen, Han Wei ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Information theory; Scientific visualization; Visual communication channel

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855154464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e13010254     Document Type: Article

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