Generalised Thermostatistics

• Main Author: Naudts, Jan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Physics.; Thermodynamics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Mathematics, general.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.

The domain of non-extensive thermostatistics has been subject to intensive research over the past twenty years and has matured significantly. Generalised Thermostatistics cuts through the traditionalism of many statistical physics texts by offering a fresh perspective and seeking to remove elements...

Table of Contents:

• Parameter estimation
• Statistical Models
• Thermodynamic Equilibrium
• The Microcanonical Ensemble
• Hyperensembles
• The Mean Field Approximation
• q-Deformed Distributions
• Tsallis’ Thermostatistics
• Changes of Scale
• General deformations
• General Entropies.