In 1988, based on the concept of multifractals, Tsallis proposed a generalization of the Boltzmann-Gibbs-von Neumann-Shannon entropy, known as non-additive entropy S q. This formulation introduces an ...

Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) and Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) were its primary formulators. They both worked to establish a bridge ...

“Take your mark!” the starter yelled as the 12-year-old boys anxiously climbed up the starting blocks. This swim meet was not an ordinary meet — this was the OMPA meet, one of the largest recreational ...