A link between the maximum entropy approach and the variational entropy form
Statistical Mechanics
2015-05-19 v1
Abstract
The maximum entropy approach operating with quite general entropy measure and constraint is considered. It is demonstrated that for a conditional or parametrized probability distribution there is a "universal" relation among the entropy rate and the functions appearing in the constraint. It is shown that the recently proposed variational formulation of the entropic functional can be obtained as a consequence of this relation, that is from the maximum entropy principle. This resolves certain puzzling points appeared in the variational approach.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1007.4729,
title = {A link between the maximum entropy approach and the variational entropy form},
author = {E. V. Vakarin and J. P. Badiali},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.4729},
year = {2015}
}