Wave Theory of Information

Understand the relationship between information theory and the physics of electromagnetic wave propagation with this expert guide.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Signals; 3. Functional approximation; 4. Electromagnetic propagation; 5. Deterministic representations; 6. Stochastic representations; 7. Communication technologies; 8. The space-wave number domain; 9. The time-frequency domain; 10. Multiple scattering theory; 11. Noise processes; 12. Information-theoretic quantities; 13. Universal information bounds; Appendix A. Elements of functional analysis; Appendix B. Vector calculus; Appendix C. Methods for the asymptotic evaluation of integrals; Appendix D. Stochastic integration; Appendix E. Special functions; Appendix F. Electromagnetic spectrum; References; Index.

About the author

Massimo Franceschetti is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, and a Research Affiliate of the California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology. He is the co-author of Random Networks for Communication (Cambridge, 2008).

Summary

An expert guide to the relationship between information theory and the physics of wave propagation, covering stochastic and deterministic approaches, engineering applications, and the universal physical limits of radiation. It is an ideal reference for researchers and graduate students in electrical engineering, physics, and applied mathematics.

Product details

• Authors: FRANCESCHETT MASSIM, Massimo Franceschetti, Massimo (University of California Franceschetti, Franceschetti Massimo
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781107022317
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02231-7
• No. of pages: 472
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Physik, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mobile & Wireless Communications, Mobile phone technology, Physics, WAP (wireless) technology