Information Theory on Change to Reflection
Jianfeng Xu, Shuliang Wang, Zhenyu Liu, Yashi Wang, Yingfei Wang, Yingxu Dang · SpringerBriefs in computer science · 2023
Abstract Information reflects the existence, basic characteristics, and movement states of matter in the world. In the information society, it is difficult for human activities to leave information for the wide application of information technologies and systems bring a broad significance. Having achievements in both theory and application, information theory can be divided into the information theory on change and the information theory on reflection on the basis of cognitive perspective. In this chapter, the objective information theory (OIT) will be introduced to the background and motivation. It starts from the information theory on change. The bottleneck problems are discussed on information science, and information system. Then, the information theory on reflection is put forward. Two theories are further discriminated from the perspective of information. Finally, the monograph contents are briefed.