Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

On Constrained Transinformation Functions

  • Conference paper
Theoretical Approaches to Complex Systems

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Biomathematics ((LNBM,volume 21))

  • 207 Accesses

Abstract

The classical, statistically founded information theory is a useful tool in describing how data are processed by man-made systems. But a comparably small progress has been made in the application of information theory to biological systems and their data processing. There are two main reasons for this fact.

Suppored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft the paper is dedicated to the memory of Ernst Pfaffelhuber

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Barlow, H.B.: Redundancy and Perception, Springer Lecture Notes in Bio-mathematics, 4, pp. 458, 1974

    Google Scholar 

  • Berger, T.: Rate Distortion Theory, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1971

    Google Scholar 

  • Blahut, R.E.: Computation of Channel Capacity and Rate-Distortion Functions, IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, IT-18, pp. 460 – 473, 1972

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • Gallager, R.G.: Information Theory and Reliable Communication, Wiley, New York, 1968

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  • Heim, R.: Zufall und Information, doctoral thesis, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, 1976

    Google Scholar 

  • Heim, R.: On the Algorithmic Foundation of Information Theory, submitted to IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, 1976

    Google Scholar 

  • Pearl, J.: Theoretical Bounds on the Complexity of Inexact Computations, IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, IT-22, pp. 580 – 586, 1976

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • Pfaffelhuber, E.: Sensory Coding and the Economy of Nerve Impulses, Springer Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, 4, pp. 467 – 483, 1974

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute for Information Sciences, University of Tübingen, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Roland Heim

Authors
  1. Roland Heim
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institut für Informationsverarbeitung, Universität Tübingen, Köstlinstraße 6, 7400, Tübingen, Deutschland

    Roland Heim

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Biologische Kybernetik, Spemannstraße 38, 7400, Tübingen, Deutschland

    Günther Palm

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1978 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Heim, R. (1978). On Constrained Transinformation Functions. In: Heim, R., Palm, G. (eds) Theoretical Approaches to Complex Systems. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93083-6_11

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93083-6_11

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-540-08757-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-93083-6

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation