INFORMATION THEORY AND THE THERMODYNAMICS OF MASERS,

Abstract

Contents: Maxwell's 'demon'; Szilard's solution; The concept of information according to Shannon; An axiomatic definition of information; The homogeneous case; The variational principle in generalized thermodynamics; Application in mathematical statistics; The thermodynamics of masers. ('Maser' is used here in the generic 'Molecular amplification by stimulated emission of radiation' sense, not 'Microwave amplification...').

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1966
Accession Number
AD0631767

Entities

People

  • R. S. Ingarden

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplification
  • Data Science
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Emission
  • Information Science
  • Information Theory
  • Mathematics
  • Microwaves
  • Radiation
  • Radio Waves
  • Statistics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Variational Principles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics