Multiplicative noise: A mechanism leading to nonextensive statistical mechanics

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Abstract: A large variety of microscopic or mesoscopic models lead to generic results that accommodate naturally within Boltzmann-Gibbs statistical mechanics (based on S1equiv−kintdup(u)lnp(u)). Similarly, other classes of models point toward nonextensive statistical mechanics (based on Sqequivk[1−intdu[p(u)]q]/[q−1], where the value of the entropic index qinRe depends on the specific model). We show here a family of models, with multiplicative noise, which belongs to the nonextensive class. More specifically, we consider Langevin equations of the type dotu=f(u)+g(u)xi(t)+eta(t), where xi(t) and eta(t) are independent zero-mean Gaussian white noises with respective amplitudes M and A. This leads to the Fokker-Planck equation partialtP(u,t)=−partialu[f(u)P(u,t)]+Mpartialug(u)partialu[g(u)P(u,t)]+ApartialuuP(u,t). Whenever the deterministic drift is proportional to the noise induced one, i.e., f(u)=−aug(u)g′(u), the stationary solution is shown to be (with qequivfracau+3Mau+M and ). This distribution is precisely the one optimizing Sq with the constraint <[g(u)]2>qequivintdu[g(u)]2[P(u)]q/intdu[P(u)]q=constant. We also introduce and discuss various characterizations of the width of the distributions.












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