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This note derives the various forms of entropy of systems subject to Olbert distributions (generalized Lorentzian probability distributions known as $\kappa$-distributions) which are frequently observed particularly in high temperature…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-07-24 R. A. Treumann , W. Baumjohann

A Kappa distribution function applicable to systems comprising mixed fermions and bosons has been developed through the thermodynamic Gibbs potential utilizing the quantum versions of the Olbert kappa distributions. The generalised…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-05-19 Aakanksha Singh , Abhisek Kumar Singh , Punit Kumar

The statistical mechanical partition function can be used to construct different forms of phase space distributions not restricted to the Gibbs-Boltzmann factor. With a generalised Lorentzian both the Kappa-Bose and Kappa-Fermi partition…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-06-03 R. A. Treumann , W. Baumjohann

The new numerical version of the Wigner approach to quantum mechanics for treatment thermodynamic properties of strongly coupled systems of particles has been developed for extreme conditions, when analytical approximations obtained in…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 A. S. Larkin , V. S. Filinov , V. E. Fortov

Equations are obtained for the quantum distribution functions over discrete states in systems of non-interacting fermions and bosons with an arbitrary, including small, number of particles. The case of systems with two levels is considered…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-07 Yu. M. Poluektov , A. A. Soroka

Kappa-distributed velocities in plasmas are common in a wide variety of settings, from low-density to high-density plasmas. To date, they have been found mainly in space plasmas, but are recently being considered also in the modelling of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-03-25 Sergio Davis , Gonzalo Avaria , Biswajit Bora , Jalaj Jain , José Moreno , Cristian Pavez , Leopoldo Soto

The standard (non-relativistic) $\kappa$-distribution is widely used to fit data and to describe macroscopic thermodynamical behavior, e.g.\ the pressure (temperature) as the second moment of the distribution function. By contrast to a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Klaus Scherer , Horst Fichtner , Hans-Jörg Fahr , Marian Lazar

Expressions for the entropy and equations for the quantum distribution functions in systems of non-interacting fermions and bosons with an arbitrary, including small, number of particles are obtained in the paper

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-11 Yu. M. Poluektov , A. A. Soroka

For various plasma applications the so-called (non-relativistic) $\kappa$-distribution is widely used to reproduce and interpret the suprathermal particle populations exhibiting a power-law distribution in velocity or energy. Despite its…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-02-09 K. Scherer , H. Fichtner , M. Lazar

The generally accepted representation of $\kappa$-distributions in space plasma physics allows for two different alternatives, namely assuming either the temperature or the thermal velocity to be $\kappa$-independent. The present paper aims…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-13 M. Lazar , H. Fichtner , P. H. Yoon

The kappa distribution of velocities appears routinely in the study of collisionless plasmas present in Earth's magnetosphere, the solar wind among other contexts where particles are unable to reach thermal equilibrium. Originally justified…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-10-28 Sergio Davis , Biswajit Bora , Cristian Pavez , Leopoldo Soto

Starting from the $\kappa$-distribution function, obtained by applying the maximal entropy principle to the $\kappa$-entropy [G. Kaniadakis, Phys. Rev. E 66 (2002), 056125], we derive the expression of the canonical $\kappa$-partition…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. M. Scarfone , T. Wada

In the literature different so-called $\kappa$-distribution functions are discussed to fit and model the velocity (or energy) distributions of solar wind species, pickup ions or magnetospheric particles. Here we introduce a generalized…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-09 Klaus Scherer , Edin Husidic , Marian Lazar , Horst Fichtner

Entropic force has been drawing the attention of theoretical physicists following E. Verlinde's work in 2011 to derive Newton's second law and Einstein's field equations of general relativity. In this paper, we extend the idea of entropic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-03 Jayarshi Bhattacharya , Gautam Gangopadhyay , Sunandan Gangopadhyay

From the perspective of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, modeling the velocity distribution of particles in non-equilibrium, steady-state plasmas presents a significant challenge. Under this context, a family of kappa distributions…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-09-10 Abiam Tamburrini , Sergio Davis , Pablo S. Moya

In this work, we derive a dispersion equation that describes the excitation of the oblique (or Alfv\'en) firehose instability in a plasma that contains both electron and ion species modelled by bi-kappa velocity distribution functions. The…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-11-19 Anelise Ramires Meneses , Rudi Gaelzer , Luiz Fernando Ziebell

In the present work we study the main physical properties of a gas of $\kappa$-deformed bosons described through the statistical distribution function $f_\kappa=Z^{-1}[\exp_\kappa (\beta({1/2}m v^2-\mu))-1]^{-1}$. The deformed…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Aliano , G. Kaniadakis , E. Miraldi

It is shown that power law phase space distributions describe marginally stable Gibbsian equilibria far from thermal equilibrium which are expected to occur in collisionless plasmas containing fully developed quasi-stationary turbulence.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2008-04-22 R. A. Treumann , C. H. Jaroschek

Shocks, turbulence and winds all influence the electron velocity distribution in hot plasmas, exciting lower-energy electrons and generating a high-energy (typically power-law) tail. This effect, typically described as a kappa distribution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Xiaohong Cui , Adam R. Foster , Takayuki Yuasa , Randall K. Smith

The quadrature distribution for the quantum damped oscillator is introduced in the framework of the formulation of quantum mechanics based on the tomography scheme. The probability distribution for the coherent and Fock states of the damped…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-04-15 S. S. Safonov
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