Generalized Euler, Smoluchowski and Schr\"odinger equations admitting self-similar solutions with a Tsallis invariant profile
Abstract
The damped isothermal Euler equations, the Smoluchowski equation and the damped logarithmic Schr\"odinger equation with a harmonic potential admit stationary and self-similar solutions with a Gaussian profile. They satisfy an -theorem for a free energy functional involving the von Weizs\"acker functional and the Boltzmann functional. We derive generalized forms of these equations in order to obtain stationary and self-similar solutions with a Tsallis profile. In particular, we introduce a nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation involving a generalized kinetic term characterized by an index and a power-law nonlinearity characterized by an index . We derive an -theorem satisfied by a generalized free energy functional involving a generalized von Weizs\"acker functional (associated with ) and a Tsallis functional (associated with ). This leads to a notion of generalized quantum mechanics and generalized thermodynamics. When , our nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation admits an exact self-similar solution with a Tsallis invariant profile. Standard quantum mechanics (Schr\"odinger) and standard thermodynamics (Boltzmann) are recovered for .
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@article{arxiv.1903.07111,
title = {Generalized Euler, Smoluchowski and Schr\"odinger equations admitting self-similar solutions with a Tsallis invariant profile},
author = {Pierre-Henri Chavanis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.07111},
year = {2019}
}