Generalized extensive entropies for studying dynamical systems in highly anisotropic phase spaces

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2014 Jun;89(6):062106. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.89.062106. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

Abstract

Starting from the geometrical interpretation of the Rényi entropy, we introduce further extensive generalizations and study their properties. In particular, we found the probability distribution function obtained by the MaxEnt principle with generalized entropies. We prove that for a large class of dynamical systems subject to random perturbations, including particle transport in random media, these entropies play the role of Liapunov functionals. Some physical examples, which can be treated by the generalized Rényi entropies, are also illustrated.

MeSH terms

  • Anisotropy*
  • Entropy*
  • Models, Statistical*