Algorithms and Applications

Maximum entropy, using the Shannon/Jaynes form -Σ p log p, is an enormously powerful tool for reconstructing positive, additive images from a wide variety of types of data. The alternative form Σ log f, due to Burg, is shown to be inappropriate for image reconstruction in general, including radio astronomy, and also for the reconstruction of the profiles of power spectra.

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