Journal of Mathematical Physics

Non-standard thermal statistics with q-entropies

Gustavo Guerberoff, Pedro A. Pury, G. A. Raggio

Published Apr 1, 1996• 21 citations

Abstract

We consider the quantum thermal statistics à la Gibbs–Shannon–Szilard–Jaynes based on q-entropies Sq[ρ]=(q−1)−1(1−tr(ρq)) (0<q≠1) and the non-standard ‘‘internal energy’’ functionals Uq[ρ]=tr(ρqH) proposed by C. Tsallis [J. Stat. Phys. 52, 479–487 (1988)].

DOI: 10.1063/1.531480

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