Urbanke, RüdigerMacris, NicolasVuffray, Marc2014-02-182014-02-182014-02-18201410.5075/epfl-thesis-6088https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/100949urn:nbn:ch:bel-epfl-thesis6088-5enspin glasscavity methoddynamical and condensation temperaturesBethe free energypolymer expansionloop calculuslossy source codinglow-density generatormatrix codeslow-density parity-check codesspatial couplingthreshold saturationrate-distortion boundbelief propagationdecimationThe Cavity Method in Coding Theorythesis::doctoral thesis