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Instability of q-expectation value

Statistical Mechanics 2008-06-25 v1

Abstract

q-Expectation value of a physical quantity is widely used in nonextensive statistical mechanics. Here, it is shown that the q-expectation value is not stable under small deformations of a probability distribution function, in general, whereas the ordinary expectation value is always stable.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0806.3934,
  title  = {Instability of q-expectation value},
  author = {Sumiyoshi Abe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.3934},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

8 pages, no figures

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