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Tsallis entropy: how unique?

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It is shown how, among a class of generalized entropies, the Tsallis entropy can uniquely be identified by the principles of thermodynamics, the concept of stability, and the axiomatic foundations.

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Communicated by M. Sugiyama

Received: 6 May 2003, Accepted: 7 July 2003, Published online: 9 December 2003

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05.20.-y, 05.70.-a, 05.90. + m, 65.40.Gr

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Abe, S. Tsallis entropy: how unique?. Continuum Mech. Thermodyn. 16, 237–244 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00161-003-0153-1

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