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This book focuses on theoretical aspects of wireless sensor networks, aiming at providing signal processing and communication perspectives in the design of large-scale sensor networks. Emphasis is on the fundamental properties of large scale sensor networks, distributed signal processing and communication algorithms, and novel cross-layer design paradigms for sensor networking.Table of contents" Fundamental Properties and Limits." Information-theoretic Bounds on Sensor Network Performance." In-Network Information Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks. " The Sensing Capacity of Sensor Networks. " Law of Sensor Network Lifetime and Its Applications. " Detection in Sensor Networks." Distributed Estimation Under Bandwidth and Energy Constraints. " Distributed Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks. " Graphical Models and Fusion in Sensor Networks. " Randomized Cooperative Transmission in Large-Scale Sensor Networks. " Application Dependent Shortest Path Routing in Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks.