SFI Working Paper Abstract
2000
| Title: | Entropic Nonextensivity: A Possible Measure of Complexity |
| Author(s): | Constantino Tsallis |
| Files: | [gzipped postscript] [postscript] [pdf] |
| Paper #: | 00-08-043 |
| Abstract: | An updated review [1] of nonextensive statistical mechanics and thermodynamics is colloquially presented. Quite naturally the possibility emerges for using the value of $q - 1$ (entropic nonextensivity) as a simple and efficient manner to provide, at least for some classes of systems, some characterization of the degree of what is currently referred to as complexity [2]. A few historical digressions are included as well. |