COMMUNICATION WITHOUT A CHANNEL
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of General Systems
- Vol. 5 (2) , 93-98
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03081077908547460
Abstract
The dominant paradigm for communication between A and B involves a channel, i.e., a chain of causes and effects, from A to B or from B to A. This paper shows that communication in the mathematical sense of information theory does not require a direct channel from A to B or from B to A but can result from communication to A and B from a common source. The importance of this form of communication is discussed.Keywords
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- A Mathematical Theory of CommunicationBell System Technical Journal, 1948