An information-theoretic proof of the Shannon-Hagelbarger theorem

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Main Author: Anantharam, Venkat
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Published: 2023
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author Anantharam, Venkat
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contents The Shannon-Hagelbarger theorem states that the effective resistance across any pair of nodes in a resistive network is a concave function of the edge resistances. We give an information-theoretic proof of this result, building on the theory of the Gaussian free field. This also allows us to prove an extension of the result to determinants of matrices of cross effective resistances.
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spellingShingle An information-theoretic proof of the Shannon-Hagelbarger theorem
Anantharam, Venkat
Information Theory
Discrete Mathematics
Combinatorics
Probability
94A15, 05C50, 60G15
The Shannon-Hagelbarger theorem states that the effective resistance across any pair of nodes in a resistive network is a concave function of the edge resistances. We give an information-theoretic proof of this result, building on the theory of the Gaussian free field. This also allows us to prove an extension of the result to determinants of matrices of cross effective resistances.
title An information-theoretic proof of the Shannon-Hagelbarger theorem
topic Information Theory
Discrete Mathematics
Combinatorics
Probability
94A15, 05C50, 60G15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.11404