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On limiting towards the boundaries of exponential families

František Matúš (2015)

Kybernetika

This work studies the standard exponential families of probability measures on Euclidean spaces that have finite supports. In such a family parameterized by means, the mean is supposed to move along a segment inside the convex support towards an endpoint on the boundary of the support. Limit behavior of several quantities related to the exponential family is described explicitly. In particular, the variance functions and information divergences are studied around the boundary.

On metric divergences of probability measures

Igor Vajda (2009)

Kybernetika

Standard properties of φ -divergences of probability measures are widely applied in various areas of information processing. Among the desirable supplementary properties facilitating employment of mathematical methods is the metricity of φ -divergences, or the metricity of their powers. This paper extends the previously known family of φ -divergences with these properties. The extension consists of a continuum of φ -divergences which are squared metric distances and which are mostly new but include...

On stochastic properties of past varentropy with applications

Akash Sharma, Chanchal Kundu (2024)

Applications of Mathematics

To have accuracy in the extracted information is the goal of the reliability theory investigation. In information theory, varentropy has recently been proposed to describe and measure the degree of information dispersion around entropy. Theoretical investigation on varentropy of past life has been initiated, however details on its stochastic properties are yet to be discovered. In this paper, we propose a novel stochastic order and introduce new classes of life distributions based on past varentropy....

On the amount of information resulting from empirical and theoretical knowledge.

Igor Vajda, Arnost Vesely, Jana Zvarova (2005)

Revista Matemática Complutense

We present a mathematical model allowing formally define the concepts of empirical and theoretical knowledge. The model consists of a finite set P of predicates and a probability space (Ω, S, P) over a finite set Ω called ontology which consists of objects ω for which the predicates π ∈ P are either valid (π(ω) = 1) or not valid (π(ω) = 0). Since this is a first step in this area, our approach is as simple as possible, but still nontrivial, as it is demonstrated by examples. More realistic approach...

On the curvature of the space of qubits

Attila Andai (2006)

Banach Center Publications

The Fisher informational metric is unique in some sense (it is the only Markovian monotone distance) in the classical case. A family of Riemannian metrics is called monotone if its members are decreasing under stochastic mappings. These are the metrics to play the role of Fisher metric in the quantum case. Monotone metrics can be labeled by special operator monotone functions, according to Petz's Classification Theorem. The aim of this paper is to present an idea how one can narrow the set of monotone...

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