Exponential families and MaxEnt calculations for entropy measures of statistical physics

DOI10.1063/1.2828721zbMATH Open1214.82023arXiv0710.1701OpenAlexW1619097585MaRDI QIDQ3534385FDOQ3534385

Authors: Flemming Topsøe 

Publication date: 3 November 2008

Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: For a wide range of entropy measures, easy calculation of equilibria is possible using a principle of Game Theoretical Equilibrium related to Jaynes Maximum Entropy Principle. This follows previous work of the author and relates to works of Naudts and, partly, Abe and Bagci.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1701

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zbMATH Keywords

decision theorygame theoryprobability theorythermodynamicsclassical statistical mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Measures of information, entropy (94A17) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20)

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