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Entropy conjecture for distributions over $\mathbb{Z}_n$
Suppose we have two independent random variables $X$ (with distribution $p_X$) and $Y$ (with distribution $p_Y$) which take values in the cyclic group $\mathbb{Z}_n$. Let $Z = X +Y$, where the ...
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Optimization of relative entropy
Wondering if my following question is an application of information theory:
Lets say we have a factory and ship boxes of stuff outside. If a competitor stands outside my factory, observes the stream ...