Gregory Falkovich, Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science
When
4 – 6 p.m., Feb. 7, 2022
Abstract: Asymptotic equipartition as a universal mathematical tool of statistical physics and information theory. Information as a choice. Entropy as the rate of information transfer. Two greatest code inventions: alphabet and positional numeral system. Entropy of the language and the genetic code.