Trinity of Varentropy: Finiteness, Fluctuations, and Stability in Power-Law Statistics
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} . Derived from the asymptotic scaling of the combinatorial -factorial, this quantity yields a stable thermodynamic limit, remaining finite () for systems with strong correlations. Furthermore, we clarify the physical origin of the nonlinearity parameter through the concept of \textit{Varentropy} (Variance of Entropy). By unifying the macroscopic variational principle with the microscopic Superstatistics framework, we derive the relation , where 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 ().
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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