The Legendre Transform in Non-additive Thermodynamics and Complexity

DOI10.3390/E19070298arXiv1704.08508MaRDI QIDQ6286016FDOQ6286016

Authors: Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos 

Publication date: 27 April 2017

Abstract: We present an argument which purports to show that the use of the standard Legendre transform in non-additive Statistical Mechanics is not appropriate. For concreteness, we use as paradigm, the case of systems which are conjecturally described by the (non-additive) Tsallis entropy. We point out the form of the modified Legendre transform that should be used, instead, in the non-additive thermodynamics induced by the Tsallis entropy. We comment on more general implications of this proposal for the thermodynamics of "complex systems".

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