Similarity-Sensitive Entropy under Representation Change and Inference

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Authors: Joseph Samuel Miller
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Abstract

Similarity-sensitive entropy measures the uncertainty of a probability law relative to a similarity kernel that encodes the distinguishability between states. We develop a measure-theoretic treatment covering both finite similarity matrices and general probability spaces, and study how the law and similarity kernel transform under measurable maps, Markov kernels (channels), and conditioning operations. This yields deterministic and channel data-processing inequalities, so a reduction in entropy quantifies how much distinguishability is lost under representation change. We also define a conditional similarity sensitive entropy theory, give a counterexample to a recent conjecture on concavity, and identify a useful one-dimensional Laplace pullback class where concavity holds.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Statistical Mechanics and Entropy Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
6 January 2026
Document type
Preprint