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Entropy, Volume 11, Issue 4 (December 2009), Pages 529-1147

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p. 529-547

Michel Feidt Review: Optimal Thermodynamics—New Upperbounds Entropy 2009, 11(4), 529-547; doi:10.3390/e11040529 Received: 31 August 2009 / Accepted: 23 September 2009 / Published: 28 September 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (332 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exergy: Analysis and Applications)

p. 548-559

Peter R. Crompton Article: The Quantum Noise of Ferromagnetic π-Bloch Domain Walls Entropy 2009, 11(4), 548-559; doi:10.3390/e11040548 Received: 27 August 2009 / Accepted: 23 September 2009 / Published: 28 September 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (219 KB)

p. 560-585

Giovanni Indiveri Article: An Entropy-Like Estimator for Robust Parameter Identification Entropy 2009, 11(4), 560-585; doi:10.3390/e11040560 Received: 7 September 2009 / Accepted: 23 September 2009 / Published: 12 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1393 KB)

p. 586-597

Claudia Zander, Angel R. Plastino, Angelo Plastino, Montserrat Casas and Sergio Curilef Article: Landauer’s Principle and Divergenceless Dynamical Systems Entropy 2009, 11(4), 586-597; doi:10.3390/e11040586 Received: 17 August 2009 / Accepted: 15 September 2009 / Published: 13 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (175 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy and Information)

p. 598-605

Özlem E. Oruç, Emel Kuruoğlu and Özgül Vupa Article: An Application of Entropy in Survey Scale Entropy 2009, 11(4), 598-605; doi:10.3390/e11040598 Received: 7 July 2009 / Accepted: 11 October 2009 / Published: 14 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (165 KB)

p. 606-633

Arto Annila and Stanley Salthe Article: Economies Evolve by Energy Dispersal Entropy 2009, 11(4), 606-633; doi:10.3390/e11040606 Received: 17 September 2009 / Accepted: 14 October 2009 / Published: 21 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (626 KB)

p. 634-642

Aurélien Garivier Article: A Lower-Bound for the Maximin Redundancy in Pattern Coding Entropy 2009, 11(4), 634-642; doi:10.3390/e11040634 Received: 1 September 2009 / Accepted: 20 October 2009 / Published: 22 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (143 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy and Information)

p. 643-666

Shuhei Miyashita, Zoltán Nagy, Bradley J. Nelson and Rolf Pfeifer Article: The Influence of Shape on Parallel Self-Assembly Entropy 2009, 11(4), 643-666; doi:10.3390/e11040643 Received: 16 September 2009 / Accepted: 20 October 2009 / Published: 23 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2634 KB)

p. 667-674

Meir Shinitzky Article: Configurational Entropy in Chiral Solutions—Negative Entropy of Solvent Envelopes Entropy 2009, 11(4), 667-674; doi:10.3390/e11040667 Received: 2 September 2009 / Accepted: 26 October 2009 / Published: 29 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (423 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Configurational Entropy)

p. 675-687

Marco Favretti Article: The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State Entropy 2009, 11(4), 675-687; doi:10.3390/e11040675 Received: 14 September 2009 / Accepted: 27 October 2009 / Published: 29 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (164 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 688-701

Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho and Brenda McCowan Article: A Law of Word Meaning in Dolphin Whistle Types Entropy 2009, 11(4), 688-701; doi:10.3390/e11040688 Received: 30 June 2009 / Accepted: 26 October 2009 / Published: 30 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (233 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Information Theory Applied to Animal Communication)

p. 702-712

Henrik Holmberg, Pekka Ruohonen and Pekka Ahtila Article: Determination of the Real Loss of Power for a Condensing and a Backpressure Turbine by Means of Second Law Analysis Entropy 2009, 11(4), 702-712; doi:10.3390/e11040702 Received: 19 August 2009 / Accepted: 27 October 2009 / Published: 30 October 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (216 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exergy: Analysis and Applications)

p. 713-747

Christophe Dumouchel Review: The Maximum Entropy Formalism and the Prediction of Liquid Spray Drop-Size Distribution Entropy 2009, 11(4), 713-747; doi:10.3390/e11040713 Received: 27 August 2009 / Accepted: 26 October 2009 / Published: 2 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (367 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 748-765

James Baker-Jarvis and Jack Surek Article: Transport of Heat and Charge in Electromagnetic Metrology Based on Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics Entropy 2009, 11(4), 748-765; doi:10.3390/e11040748 Received: 11 September 2009 / Accepted: 26 October 2009 / Published: 3 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (194 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Distance in Information and Statistical Physics)

p. 766-781

Venkat Venkatasubramanian Article: What is Fair Pay for Executives? An Information Theoretic Analysis of Wage Distributions Entropy 2009, 11(4), 766-781; doi:10.3390/e11040766 Received: 31 August 2009 / Accepted: 26 October 2009 / Published: 3 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (222 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 782-797

Morris H. Baslow Article: The Languages of Neurons: An Analysis of Coding Mechanisms by Which Neurons Communicate, Learn and Store Information Entropy 2009, 11(4), 782-797; doi:10.3390/e11040782 Received: 17 August 2009 / Accepted: 30 October 2009 / Published: 4 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (241 KB)

p. 798-806

Raynald Labrecque Article: Exergy as a Useful Variable for Quickly Assessing the Theoretical Maximum Power of Salinity Gradient Energy Systems Entropy 2009, 11(4), 798-806; doi:10.3390/e11040798 Received: 14 September 2009 / Accepted: 3 November 2009 / Published: 5 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (219 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exergy: Analysis and Applications)

p. 807-819

Takuya Yamano Article: Statistical Ensemble Theory of Gompertz Growth Model Entropy 2009, 11(4), 807-819; doi:10.3390/e11040807 Received: 1 August 2009 / Accepted: 2 November 2009 / Published: 5 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1282 KB)

p. 820-835

Marc A. Rosen and Cornelia Aida Bulucea Article: Using Exergy to Understand and Improve the Efficiency of Electrical Power Technologies Entropy 2009, 11(4), 820-835; doi:10.3390/e11040820 Received: 21 September 2009 / Accepted: 2 November 2009 / Published: 6 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (294 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exergy: Analysis and Applications)

p. 836-853

Boris Ryabko and Zhanna Reznikova Review: The Use of Ideas of Information Theory for Studying “Language” and Intelligence in Ants Entropy 2009, 11(4), 836-853; doi:10.3390/e11040836 Received: 21 September 2009 / Accepted: 4 November 2009 / Published: 10 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1264 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Information Theory Applied to Animal Communication)

p. 854-866

Roger A. Baldwin Review: Use of Maximum Entropy Modeling in Wildlife Research Entropy 2009, 11(4), 854-866; doi:10.3390/e11040854 Received: 4 September 2009 / Accepted: 11 November 2009 / Published: 16 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (149 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 867-887

Erik Van der Straeten Article: Maximum Entropy Estimation of Transition Probabilities of Reversible Markov Chains Entropy 2009, 11(4), 867-887; doi:10.3390/e11040867 Received: 21 September 2009 / Accepted: 10 November 2009 / Published: 17 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (210 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 888-906

Neville H. Fletcher Review: The Variety of Information Transfer in Animal Sonic Communication: Review from a Physics Perspective Entropy 2009, 11(4), 888-906; doi:10.3390/e11040888 Received: 13 October 2009 / Accepted: 17 November 2009 / Published: 18 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (137 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Information Theory Applied to Animal Communication)

p. 907-916

Koh-hei Nitta Article: On the Structural Non-identifiability of Flexible Branched Polymers Entropy 2009, 11(4), 907-916; doi:10.3390/e11040907 Received: 21 October 2009 / Accepted: 18 November 2009 / Published: 20 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (235 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropies of Polymers)

p. 917-930

Ximing Wu Article: A Weighted Generalized Maximum Entropy Estimator with a Data-driven Weight Entropy 2009, 11(4), 917-930; doi:10.3390/e11040917 Received: 24 September 2009 / Accepted: 16 November 2009 / Published: 26 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (189 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 931-944

Roderick C. Dewar Article: Maximum Entropy Production as an Inference Algorithm that Translates Physical Assumptions into Macroscopic Predictions: Don’t Shoot the Messenger Entropy 2009, 11(4), 931-944; doi:10.3390/e11040931 Received: 23 October 2009 / Accepted: 23 November 2009 / Published: 27 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (268 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue What Is Maximum Entropy Production and How Should We Apply It?)

p. 945-948

Garth W. Paltridge Article: A Story and a Recommendation about the Principle of Maximum Entropy Production Entropy 2009, 11(4), 945-948; doi:10.3390/e11040945 Received: 23 October 2009 / Accepted: 26 November 2009 / Published: 30 November 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (70 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue What Is Maximum Entropy Production and How Should We Apply It?)

p. 949-958

Joseph V. Michalowicz, Colin C. Olson, Frank Bucholtz and Jonathan M. Nichols Article: Calculation of Entropy for a Sinusoid with Beta-Distributed Phase Entropy 2009, 11(4), 949-958; doi:10.3390/e11040949 Received: 17 September 2009 / Accepted: 13 November 2009 / Published: 2 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (256 KB)

p. 959-971

Ricardo López-Ruiz, Jaime Sañudo and Xavier Calbet Article: Equiprobability, Entropy, Gamma Distributions and Other Geometrical Questions in Multi-Agent Systems Entropy 2009, 11(4), 959-971; doi:10.3390/e11040959 Received: 3 November 2009 / Accepted: 30 November 2009 / Published: 2 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (187 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy and Information)

p. 972-992

Flavia Pennini, Gustavo Ferri and Angelo Plastino Review: Fisher Information and Semiclassical Treatments Entropy 2009, 11(4), 972-992; doi:10.3390/e11040972 Received: 30 October 2009 / Accepted: 27 November 2009 / Published: 3 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (266 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 993-1000

Bernard Testa Communication: Dispersal (Entropy) and Recognition (Information) as Foundations of Emergence and Dissolvence Entropy 2009, 11(4), 993-1000; doi:10.3390/e11040993 Received: 15 October 2009 / Accepted: 27 November 2009 / Published: 3 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (178 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy and Information)

p. 1001-1024

Donald J. Jacobs Article: Best Probability Density Function for Random Sampled Data Entropy 2009, 11(4), 1001-1024; doi:10.3390/e11041001 Received: 9 October 2009 / Accepted: 2 December 2009 / Published: 4 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1356 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

p. 1025-1041

Daniel J. Graham Article: On the Spectral Entropy of Thermodynamic Paths for Elementary Systems Entropy 2009, 11(4), 1025-1041; doi:10.3390/e11041025 Received: 13 October 2009 / Accepted: 27 November 2009 / Published: 7 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (425 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy and Information)

p. 1042-1054

Thomas Christen Article: Modeling Electric Discharges with Entropy Production Rate Principles Entropy 2009, 11(4), 1042-1054; doi:10.3390/e11041042 Received: 29 October 2009 / Accepted: 1 December 2009 / Published: 8 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (210 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue What Is Maximum Entropy Production and How Should We Apply It?)

p. 1055-1072

Marcel Danesi Article: Explaining Change in Language: A Cybersemiotic Perspective Entropy 2009, 11(4), 1055-1072; doi:10.3390/e11041055 Received: 14 October 2009 / Accepted: 2 December 2009 / Published: 11 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (484 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cybersemiotics—Integration of the informational and semiotic paradigms of cognition and communication)

p. 1073-1120

Vyacheslav I. Yukalov and Didier Sornette Review: Processing Information in Quantum Decision Theory Entropy 2009, 11(4), 1073-1120; doi:10.3390/e11041073 Received: 28 October 2009 / Accepted: 10 December 2009 / Published: 14 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (328 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy and Information)

p. 1121-1122

Raúl Toral Discussion: Comment on “Equiprobability, Entropy, Gamma Distributions and Other Geometrical Questions in Multi-Agent Systems”, Entropy 2009, 11, 959-971 Entropy 2009, 11(4), 1121-1122; doi:10.3390/e11041121 Received: 11 December 2009 / Accepted: 18 December 2009 / Published: 22 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (100 KB)

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p. 1123-1147

Yan-Fang Sang, Dong Wang, Ji-Chun Wu, Qing-Ping Zhu and Ling Wang Article: Entropy-Based Wavelet De-noising Method for Time Series Analysis Entropy 2009, 11(4), 1123-1147; doi:10.3390/e11041123 Received: 9 October 2009 / Accepted: 11 December 2009 / Published: 22 December 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (657 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy)

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