2005/04/07 by Thomas M. Cover, Joy A. Thomas · 1 citation
Computer Science · Health Professions · Engineering · Mathematics · #Algorithms and Data Compression #Medical Coding and Health Information #Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques #Huffman coding #Canonical Huffman code #Prefix code #Mathematics #Code (set theory) #Block code #Discrete mathematics #Computer science #Data compression #Algorithm #Linear code #Code rate #Decoding methods #Programming language #Systematic code
paper · doi:10.1002/047174882x.ch5
openalex publication_date 2005/04/07 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This chapter contains sections titled: Examples of Codes Kraft Inequality Optimal Codes Bounds on the Optimal Code Length Kraft Inequality for Uniquely Decodable Codes Huffman Codes Some Comments on Huffman Codes Optimality of Huffman Codes Shannon–Fano–Elias Coding Competitive Optimality of the Shannon Code Generation of Discrete Distributions from Fair Coins Summary Problems Historical Notes