熵区域的刻画问题是信息论的基础核心问题,它决定着信息论中的其他领域,如信道编码、网络编码、信息论安全、信息论人工智能等的瓶颈问题的解决。熵区域的刻画问题还与量子信息、柯尔莫哥洛夫复杂度、群论等其他领域有对应关系。


拟阵熵函数对信息论中的拟阵熵函数、拟阵论中的拟阵、组合设计中的变强度正交表,以及编码理论中的拟仿射码建立了一一对应关系,解析了4个领域中的内在逻辑关系,使得4个领域互通有无。由此产生的编码方案可以应用在网络编码、秘密分享、索引编码(index coding),以及局部修复码等领域。

条件独立与条件相关、马尔科夫性等信息论问题在当今的人工智能领域有重要应用。

通过在多拟阵区域添加边界上的限制,刻画相应的熵函数。多拟阵面上的熵函数的刻画既与信息论人工智能相关,也构建了新的组合设计结构。
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利用对称性刻画熵函数是刻画熵函数的又一方案。对称熵函数对于具有对称结构的信息论问题具有指导意义。
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