Title :
Intrinsic methods for optimization problems
Author :
Topsoe, Flemming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. Sci., Univ. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Abstract :
General optimization techniques typically depend on analytical tools involving differentiation. However, for many problems, special intrinsic tools lead in a more natural way to insight. For information theory, instances of this phenomenon includes problems on the determination of capacity, the search for universal codes or maximum entropy distributions and the calculation of information projections. Problems from other areas may also be treated by the intrinsic methods here presented.
Keywords :
differentiation; information theory; maximum entropy methods; optimisation; capacity determination; differentiation; information theory; intrinsic methods; maximum entropy distributions; optimization problems; universal codes; Algebra; Calculus; Constraint optimization; Entropy; Geometry; Information theory; Lagrangian functions; Optimization methods; Probability distribution; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2008. ISIT 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2256-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2257-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2008.4595263
