2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/18846Maxwell's first derivation of the equilibrium distribution function for a dilute gas is generalized in the spirit of the nonextensive q-statistics proposed by Tsallis. As an application, the q-Doppler broadening of spectral lines due to the random thermal motion of the radiating atoms is derived.15 pages, no figures, PLA, 249, (1998) 401Statistical Mechanicstext