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Stimulated by the recent debate on the physical relevance and on the predictivity of q-Gaussian formalism, we present specific analytical expressions for the parameters characterizing non-Gaussian distributions, such as the nonextensive parameter q, expressions that we have proposed for different physical systems, an important example being plasmas in the stellar cores.
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Scarfone, A.M., Quarati, P., Mezzorani, G. et al. Analytical predictions of non-Gaussian distribution parameters for stellar plasmas. Astrophys Space Sci 315, 353–359 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-008-9842-3
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