Summary: RENYI'S ENTROPY FOR DISCRETE
A project submitted to the
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
in conformity with the requirements
for the degree of Master of Science
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
fl Ziad Rached, 1998
I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. Fady Alajaji for his support and his helpful
suggestions and comments during the completion of this project.
Also, I would like to thank Dr. L. Campbell who luminously pointed out the
importance of PerronFrobenius theory for this project.
Finally, I would like to thank NSERC, the Department of Mathematics and Statis