Is nonextensive statistics applicable to continuous Hamiltonian systems?

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2010.11.035MaRDI QIDQ6218088arXivFDO

Authors Jean Pierre Boon, James F. Lutsko

Publication date 18 March 2010

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2010.11.035

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hamilton's equations (70H05) Classical dynamic and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C05) Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82C35) Measures of information, entropy (94A17)

arXiv classification

cond-mat.stat-mechmath-phmath.MP

Abstract: The homogeneous entropy for continuous systems in nonextensive statistics reads $S_q^H=k_B,(1-(KintdGammah{o}^{1/q}(Gamma){)}^q)/(1-q)$, where $Gamma$ is the phase space variable. Optimization of $S_q^H$ combined with normalization and energy constraints gives an implicit expression of the distribution function $ho(Gamma)$ which can be computed explicitly for the ideal gas. From this result, we compute properties such as the energy fluctuations and the specific heat. Similar results are also presented using the formulation based on the Tsallis entropy. From the analysis, we discuss the validity of the application of the nonextensive formalism to continuous Hamiltonian systems which is found to be restricted to the range $q<1$, which renders problematic its applicability to the class of phenomena exhibiting power law decay.

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