2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/16209Traditionally the exponential canonical distributions of Gibbsian statistical mechanics are given theoretical justification in at least four different ways: steepest descent method, counting method, Khinchin's method based on te central limit theorem, and maximum entropy principle of Jaynes. Equally ubiquitous power-law canonical distributions are shown to be given similar justification by appropriately adopting these formulations.17pages. Invited talk at International Workshop on Classical and Quantum Complexity and Nonextensive Thermodynamics (3-6 April, 2000, Denton, Texas)Statistical Mechanicstext