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Optimization with convex constraints and convex objectives; notions related to convex optimization such as sub-gradients, normal cones, separating hyperplanes

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When do people actually use the maximum entropy distribution?

Many classically important probability distributions are maximum entropy distributions for suitable constraints, including the normal distribution, exponential distribution, and Poisson distribution. …
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