Is the entropy S_q extensive or nonextensive?

DOI10.1007/S10509-006-9201-1zbMATH Open1121.82003arXivcond-mat/0409631OpenAlexW1979233728MaRDI QIDQ863250FDOQ863250

Authors: C. Tsallis 

Publication date: 25 January 2007

Published in: Astrophysics and Space Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The cornerstones of Boltzmann-Gibbs and nonextensive statistical mechanics respectively are the entropies $S_{BG}equiv-ksu{m}_{i=1}^W{p}_{i}ln{p}_i$ and $S_{q}equivk(1-su{m}_{i=1}^W{p}_i^q)/(q-1)(qinmathbbR;S_1=S_{BG})$. Through them we revisit the concept of additivity, and illustrate the (not always clearly perceived) fact that (thermodynamical) extensivity has a well defined sense {it only} if we specify the composition law that is being assumed for the subsystems (say $A$ and $B$). If the composition law is {it not} explicitly indicated, it is {it tacitly} assumed that $A$ and $B$ are {it statistically independent}. In this case, it immediately follows that $S_{BG}(A+B)=S_{BG}(A)+S_{BG}(B)$, hence extensive, whereas $S_q(A+B)/k=[S_q(A)/k]+[S_q(B)/k]+(1-q)[S_q(A)/k][S_q(B)/k]$, hence nonextensive for $qe1$. In the present paper we illustrate the remarkable changes that occur when $A$ and $B$ are {it specially correlated}. Indeed, we show that, in such case, $S_q(A+B)=S_q(A)+S_q(B)$ for the appropriate value of $q$ (hence extensive), whereas $S_{BG}(A+B)e{S}_{BG}(A)+S_{BG}(B)$ (hence nonextensive).

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0409631

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zbMATH Keywords

third ordernonextensive statistical mechanicsentropy's extensive

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to statistical mechanics (82-02) Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B05) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10) Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03)

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