Interaction between Truth and Belief as the key to entropy and other quantities of statistical physics
| dc.creator | Topsoe, Flemming | |
| dc.date | 2008-07-27 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T09:53:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T09:53:14Z | |
| dc.description | The notion of entropy penetrates much of science. A key feature of the all-important notion of Boltzmann-Gibbs-Shannon entropy is its extensivity (additivity over independent subsystems). However, there is a need for other quantities. In statistical physics a parameterized family of non-extensive entropy measures, now mainly known under the name of Tsallis-entropies, have received much attention but also been met with criticism due mainly to a lack of convincing interpretations. Based on the hypothesis that interaction between Truth, held by ``Nature'', and Belief, as expressed by man, may take place, classical- as well as non-classical measures of entropy and other essential quantities are derived. The approach aims at providing a genuine interpretation, rather than relying either on analogies based on formal mathematical manipulations or else - more fruitfully, but not satisfactory - on axiomatic characterizations. | |
| dc.description | announcement | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0807.4337 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0807.4337 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/165878 | |
| dc.subject | Mathematical Physics | |
| dc.subject | 94A17 | |
| dc.title | Interaction between Truth and Belief as the key to entropy and other quantities of statistical physics | |
| dc.type | text |