SUBCATEGORY02 PUBLISHED GUIDES
Information Theory
Laws and principles filed under Technology & Computation / Information Theory.
PUBLISHED GUIDES
Information Theory
Every guide includes meaning, mechanism, applications, limitations, related concepts, and traceable references.
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Noisy-channel capacity theorem
Shannon-Hartley Theorem
A band-limited Gaussian channel has a finite information capacity set by bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio, with only logarithmic returns from added signal power.
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Cryptographic design principle
Kerckhoffs's Principle
A cryptosystem should remain secure even when everything about the system except the secret key is public knowledge.