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Generalized Euler, Smoluchowski and Schr\"odinger equations admitting self-similar solutions with a Tsallis invariant profile

Statistical Mechanics 2019-12-03 v1

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 HH-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 qq and a power-law nonlinearity characterized by an index γ\gamma. We derive an HH-theorem satisfied by a generalized free energy functional involving a generalized von Weizs\"acker functional (associated with qq) and a Tsallis functional (associated with γ\gamma). This leads to a notion of generalized quantum mechanics and generalized thermodynamics. When q=2γ1q=2\gamma-1, 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 q=γ=1q=\gamma=1.

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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}
}