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Asymptotically scale-invariant occupancy of phase space makes the entropy Sq extensive

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-11 v3

Abstract

Phase space can be constructed for NN equal and distinguishable subsystems that could be (probabilistically) either {\it weakly} (or {\it "locally"}) correlated (e.g., independent, i.e., uncorrelated), or {\it strongly} (or {\it globally}) correlated. If they are locally correlated, we expect the Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy SBGkipilnpiS_{BG} \equiv -k \sum_i p_i \ln p_i to be {\it extensive}, i.e., SBG(N)NS_{BG}(N)\propto N for NN \to\infty. In particular, if they are independent, SBGS_{BG} is {\it strictly additive}, i.e., SBG(N)=NSBG(1),NS_{BG}(N)=N S_{BG}(1), \forall N. However, if the subsystems are globally correlated, we expect, for a vast class of systems, the entropy Sqk[1ipiq]/(q1)S_q\equiv k [1- \sum_i p_i^q]/(q-1) (with S1=SBGS_1=S_{BG}) for some special value of q1q\ne1 to be the one which extensive (i.e., Sq(N)NS_q(N)\propto N for NN \to\infty).

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0502274,
  title  = {Asymptotically scale-invariant occupancy of phase space makes the entropy Sq extensive},
  author = {Constantino Tsallis and Murray Gell-Mann and Yuzuru Sato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0502274},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages, including 9 figures and 8 Tables. The new version is considerably enlarged with regard to the previous ones. New examples and new references have been included