Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 1986 · 15 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesMathematicsProbability TheoryStochastic ProcessesThermodynamicsEntropyMethod Of MomentsProbability DistributionsProbability InequalitiesSecond Law Of ThermodynamicsStatistical MechanicsEntropy MaximizationExistence ConditionsLagrange Multipliers
The criteria for existence of maximum entropy distributions, having prescribed the first three moments (in a semi-infinite range), are given. Some relationships between moments and Lagrange multipliers are also presented.
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Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics
E. T. Jaynes · Physical Review · 1957 · 12.9K citations