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A problem with the escort distribution representation of nonextensive statistical mechanics

Sumiyoshi Abe

cond-mat.stat-mecharXiv:cond-mat/0006053

Abstract

It is pointed out that the Tsallis entropy functional represented in terms of the escort distribution is not concave of the entropic index q is less than unity. It is emphasized that the escort distribution is a secondary object calculated from the basic original distribution.

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