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Record W2398274951 · doi:10.1103/physreve.94.062107

Minimum relative entropy distributions with a large mean are Gaussian

2016· article· en· W2398274951 on OpenAlex
Matteo Smerlak

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Bibliographic record

VenuePhysical review. E · 2016
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldPhysics and Astronomy
TopicStatistical Mechanics and Entropy
Canadian institutionsPerimeter Institute
FundersOntario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science
KeywordsMathematicsKullback–Leibler divergenceGaussianEntropy (arrow of time)Statistical physicsPrinciple of maximum entropyMaximum entropy probability distributionApplied mathematicsProbability distributionPopulationDistribution (mathematics)StatisticsCombinatoricsMathematical analysisPhysicsThermodynamicsQuantum mechanics

Abstract

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Entropy optimization principles are versatile tools with wide-ranging applications from statistical physics to engineering to ecology. Here we consider the following constrained problem: Given a prior probability distribution q, find the posterior distribution p minimizing the relative entropy (also known as the Kullback-Leibler divergence) with respect to q under the constraint that mean(p) is fixed and large. We show that solutions to this problem are approximately Gaussian. We discuss two applications of this result. In the context of dissipative dynamics, the equilibrium distribution of a Brownian particle confined in a strong external field is independent of the shape of the confining potential. We also derive an H-type theorem for evolutionary dynamics: The entropy of the (standardized) distribution of fitness of a population evolving under natural selection is eventually increasing in time.

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DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Theoretical or conceptual · Consensus signal: Theoretical or conceptual
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.975
Threshold uncertainty score0.790

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Opus teacher head0.011
GPT teacher head0.295
Teacher spread0.284 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
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