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Trinity of Varentropy: Finiteness, Fluctuations, and Stability in Power-Law Statistics

Statistical Mechanics 2026-03-31 v1 Information Theory Mathematical Physics math.IT math.MP

Abstract

Power-law distributions are widely observed in complex systems, yet establishing their thermodynamic consistency remains a theoretical challenge. In this paper, we present a thermodynamic framework for power-law statistics based on the \textit{renormalized entropy} s2qs_{2-q}. Derived from the asymptotic scaling of the combinatorial qq-factorial, this quantity yields a stable thermodynamic limit, remaining finite (O(N0)O(N^0)) for systems with strong correlations. Furthermore, we clarify the physical origin of the nonlinearity parameter qq through the concept of \textit{Varentropy} (Variance of Entropy). By unifying the macroscopic variational principle with the microscopic Superstatistics framework, we derive the relation q11/C|q-1| \simeq 1/C, where CC is the heat capacity of the reservoir. This result suggests that power-law statistics provides a thermodynamic description of finite systems, where the finite heat capacity of the heat bath necessitates a generalization beyond the standard Boltzmann-Gibbs limit (CC \to \infty).

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@article{arxiv.2603.27997,
  title  = {Trinity of Varentropy: Finiteness, Fluctuations, and Stability in Power-Law Statistics},
  author = {Hiroki Suyari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.27997},
  year   = {2026}
}

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8 pages, 2 figures, Submitted for publication