Published: January 01, 2014Received: September 24, 2013Released on J-STAGE: January 01, 2014Accepted: -
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Revised: October 29, 2013
In 1973, D. Slepian and J. K. Wolf proved a theorem on the coding problem of correlated sources. The history of this theorem is reviewed from the viewpoint of achievability proofs (code constructions).