A generalization of the Havrda-Charvat and Tsallis entropy and its axiomatic characterization (Q1724266)

Summary: In this communication, we characterize a measure of information of types \(\alpha, \beta\), and \(\gamma\) by taking certain axioms parallel to those considered earlier by \textit{J. Havrda} and \textit{F. Charvát} [Kybernetika 3, 30--35 (1967; Zbl 0178.22401)] along with the recursive relation \(H_n(p_1,\dots,p_n;\alpha,\beta,\gamma)-H_{n-1}(p_1+p_2,p_3,\dots,p_n; \alpha,\beta,\gamma)=(A_{(\alpha,\gamma)}/(A_{(\alpha,\gamma)}-A_{(\beta,\gamma)}))(p_1+p_2)^{\alpha/\gamma}H_2(p_1/(p_1+p_2), p_2/(p_1+p_2);\alpha,\gamma)+(A_{(\beta,\gamma)}/(A_{(\beta,\gamma)}-A_{(\alpha,\gamma)}))(p_1+p_2)^{(\beta/\gamma)}H_2(p_1/(p_1+p_2)\), \(p_2/(p_1+p_2);\gamma,\beta)\), \(\alpha\neq\gamma\neq\beta\), \(\alpha,\beta,\gamma>0\). Some properties of this measure are also studied. This measure includes Shannon's information measure as a special case.