{ "id": "cond-mat/0010150", "version": "v1", "published": "2000-10-10T15:38:06.000Z", "updated": "2000-10-10T15:38:06.000Z", "title": "Entropic nonextensivity: A possible measure of complexity", "authors": [ "Constantino Tsallis" ], "comment": "7 figures . Opening talk delivered at the \"International Workshop on Classical and Quantum Complexity and Nonextensive Thermodynamics\", held in Denton-Texas in 3-6 April 2000. To appear in Chaos, Fractals and Solitons (2001)", "categories": [ "cond-mat.stat-mech" ], "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.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2000-10-10T15:38:06.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "keywords": [ "entropic nonextensivity", "complexity", "efficient manner", "possibility emerges", "nonextensive statistical mechanics" ], "tags": [ "journal article" ], "publication": { "doi": "10.1016/S0960-0779(01)00019-4" }, "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "inspire": 602506, "adsabs": "2000cond.mat.10150T" } } }