How many code bits must we add?
We want to send a message string of length M
- We add codebits to M, thereby increasing its length to Mc
- How are M, Mc, and q related?
M = Mc(1 – Hn)
- Intuitively, from our example
- Also see pgs. 106 – 110 of Feynman
- Note: this is an asymptotic limit