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The 12-Balls Problem as an Illustration of the Application of Information Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

Robert H. Thouless
Robert H. Thouless*
Affiliation:
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
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Extract

One is sometimes asked for an elementary introduction to the principles of information theory. I suggest that this need may be met by showing its application to the well-known problem of twelve balls. The problem is as follows:

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 54 , Issue 389 , October 1970 , pp. 246 - 249
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1970

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