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Incomplete statistics and nonextensive generalization of statistical mechanics

Statistical Mechanics 2015-06-24 v2

Abstract

Statistical mechanics is generalized on the basis of an information theory for inexact or incomplete probability distributions. A parameterized normalization is proposed and leads to a nonextensive entropy. The resulting incomplete statistical mechanics is proved to have the same theoretical characteristics as Tsallis one based on the conventional normalization.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0009343,
  title  = {Incomplete statistics and nonextensive generalization of statistical mechanics},
  author = {Qiuping A. Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0009343},
  year   = {2015}
}

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6 pages, 1 figure, RevTeX, to be published in Chaos, Solitons & Fractals