DOI: 10.1063/1.526446. Maximum entropy in the problem of moments

Maximum entropy in the problem of moments

10.1063/1.526446

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Abstract

The maximum-entropy approach to the solution of underdetermined inverse problems is studied in detail in the context of the classical moment problem. In important special cases, such as the Hausdorff moment problem, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a maximum-entropy solution and examine the convergence of the resulting sequence of approximations. A number of explicit illustrations are presented. In addition to some elementary examples, we analyze the maximum-entropy reconstruction of the density of states in harmonic solids and of dynamic correlation functions in quantum spin systems. We also briefly indicate possible applications to the Lee–Yang theory of Ising models, to the summation of divergent series, and so on. The general conclusion is that maximum entropy provides a valuable approximation scheme, a serious competitor of traditional Padé-like procedures.

Bibliography

Mead, L. R., & Papanicolaou, N. (1984). Maximum entropy in the problem of moments. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 25(8), 2404â2417.

Authors 2

Lawrence R. Mead (first)
N. Papanicolaou (additional)

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Created	22 years, 5 months ago (March 7, 2003, 12:52 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (July 5, 2023, 9:32 p.m.)
Indexed	5 days, 17 hours ago (Aug. 20, 2025, 8:30 a.m.)
Issued	41 years ago (Aug. 1, 1984)
Published	41 years ago (Aug. 1, 1984)
Published Print	41 years ago (Aug. 1, 1984)

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BibTeX

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