2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/24018It is possible to derive the maximum entropy principle from thermodynamic stability requirements. Using as a starting point the equilibrium probability distribution, currently used in non-extensive thermostatistics, it turns out that the relevant entropy function is Renyi's alpha-entropy, and not Tsallis' entropy.9 pages, no figuresStatistical Mechanicstext