Entropy Entropy is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed open access journal of entropy and information studies, published monthly online by MDPI.

The concept of entropy constitutes, together with energy, a cornerstone of contemporary physics and related areas. It was originally introduced by Clausius in 1865 along abstract lines focusing on …

Mar 14, 2020 · This paper presents an improved method of applying entropy as a risk in portfolio optimization. A new family of portfolio optimization problems called the return-entropy portfolio …

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Jun 14, 2017 · The range of entropy values in bits per word is indicated by a colour scale from blue (low entropy) to red (high entropy). As can be seen in the upper map, there are high and low entropy …

Jul 29, 2025 · Entropy is a foundational concept across scientific domains, playing a role in understanding disorder, randomness, and uncertainty within systems. This study applies Shannon’s …

Feb 8, 2025 · The majority of studies employ a single entropy feature (79.7%), with dual entropy (9.4%) and triple entropy (4.7%) being the most prevalent combinations in multiple entropy applications. The …

Feb 11, 2021 · Based on Shannon entropy, many researchers have been devoted to enhancing the performance of Shannon entropy for more accurate complexity estimation, such as differential …

Jun 20, 2008 · From the analysis of the effect of different activity levels, it is shown that entropy generated increases with physical activity, suggesting that exercise should be kept to a “healthy …

Interests: theoretical and mathematical physics—fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics, quantum theories for information, statistical thermodynamics of complex systems and science of reliability; …