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Mathematical reflections on Triple Helix calculations

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  • Xiaojun Hu

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zhejiang University School of Medicine)

  • Xian Li

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine)

  • Ronald Rousseau

    (University of Antwerp
    KU Leuven)

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We provide details about how to calculate mutual information in the Triple Helix context. The underlying entropy measures are described as functions working on empirical discrete stochastic variables. The associated Triple Helix transformation is shown to be nonlinear.

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  • Xiaojun Hu & Xian Li & Ronald Rousseau, 2021. "Mathematical reflections on Triple Helix calculations," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(10), pages 8581-8587, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:126:y:2021:i:10:d:10.1007_s11192-021-04114-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-021-04114-7
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