Nonextensive statistical mechanics: a brief review of its present status
We briefly review the present status of nonextensive statistical mechanics. We focus on (i) the central equations of the formalism, (ii) the most recent applications in physics and other sciences, (iii) the a priori determination (from microscopic dynamics) of the entropic index q for two important...
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| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2002-09-01
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| Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652002000300003 |
| Summary: | We briefly review the present status of nonextensive statistical mechanics. We focus on (i) the central equations of the formalism, (ii) the most recent applications in physics and other sciences, (iii) the a priori determination (from microscopic dynamics) of the entropic index q for two important classes of physical systems, namely low-dimensional maps (both dissipative and conservative) and long-range interacting many-body hamiltonian classical systems.<br>Revisamos sumariamente o estado presente da mecânica estatística não-extensiva. Focalizamos em (i) as equacões centrais do formalismo; (ii) as aplicações mais recentes na física e em outras ciências, (iii) a determinação a priori (da dinâmica microscópica) do índice entrópico q para duas classes importantes de sistemas físicos, a saber, mapas de baixa dimensão (tanto dissipativos quanto conservativos) e sistemas clássicos hamiltonianos de muitos corpos com interações de longo alcance. |
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| ISSN: | 0001-3765 1678-2690 |