Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy
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Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy is a fundamental invariant in dynamical systems theory that quantifies the average rate of information production or unpredictability of a measure-preserving transformation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynamical systems invariant
ⓘ
entropy ⓘ mathematical concept ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
KS entropy
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ⓘ
metric entropy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
measure-preserving dynamical system
ⓘ
measure-preserving transformation ⓘ |
| characterizes | randomness of trajectories ⓘ |
| comparedWith | topological entropy via variational principle ⓘ |
| definedAs | supremum of entropies over all finite measurable partitions ⓘ |
| definedFor | probability space with measure-preserving transformation ⓘ |
| definedUsing |
Shannon entropy of partitions
ⓘ
measurable partitions ⓘ |
| describes |
average rate of information production
ⓘ
unpredictability of a dynamical system ⓘ |
| field |
dynamical systems theory
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ergodic theory ⓘ information theory ⓘ |
| hasImplication | positive value implies chaotic behavior in many systems ⓘ |
| hasRole | fundamental invariant in dynamical systems theory ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
bits per unit time
ⓘ
nats per unit time ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| isInvariantOf | measure-preserving transformation ⓘ |
| mathematicalDomain |
ergodic theory
ⓘ
measure theory ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Andrey Kolmogorov
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ⓘ
Ya. G. Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| property |
can be infinite
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is invariant under measure-preserving isomorphisms ⓘ is nonnegative ⓘ |
| quantifies |
complexity of orbits
ⓘ
rate of information loss about initial conditions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bernoulli shifts
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ⓘ
Lyapunov exponent NERFINISHED ⓘ Pesin theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon entropy NERFINISHED ⓘ measure-theoretic entropy ⓘ symbolic dynamics ⓘ topological entropy ⓘ |
| satisfies | Kolmogorov–Sinai theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialCaseOf | measure-theoretic entropy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
information-theoretic analysis of dynamical systems
ⓘ
statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| usedToClassify | measure-preserving dynamical systems up to isomorphism ⓘ |
| usedToDetect | chaos in dynamical systems ⓘ |
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