Identification and Other Probabilistic Models

Rudolf Ahlswede (1938 - 2010) studied Mathematics in Göttingen, and held postdoc positions in Erlangen, Germany and Ohio, USA. From 1977 on he was full Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Bielefeld. His work represents an essential contribution to information theory and networking. He developed and contributed to a number of central areas, including network coding, and theory of identification, while also advancing the fields of combinatorics and number theory. These efforts culminated in his research program “Development of a General Theory of Information Transfer”. In recognition of his work, Rudolf Ahlswede received several awards for “Best Paper”, as well as the distinguished “Shannon Award”.

• Words and Introduction of the Editors.- Preface.- Part I Identification via Channels.- Part II A General Theory of Information Transfer.-  Part III Identification, Mystery Numbers, or Common Randomness. - Part IV Identification for Sources, Identication Entropy, and Hypothesis Testing.-  Part VI New Results in Identification Theory.- Part VII Supplement.- List of Notations. - Subject Index.- Author Index.

“The text is well organized and the book is easy to read and should be suitable for graduate students in mathematics, in theoretical computer science, physics and electrical engineering with basic knowledge in probability theory.” (Jaak Henno, zbMATH 1477.94005, 2022)