Nonextensive thermostatistics and the H theorem

Phys Rev Lett. 2001 Apr 2;86(14):2938-41. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2938.

Abstract

The kinetic foundations of Tsallis' nonextensive thermostatistics are investigated through Boltzmann's transport equation approach. Our analysis follows from a nonextensive generalization of the "molecular chaos hypothesis." For q>0, the q-transport equation satisfies an H theorem based on Tsallis entropy. It is also proved that the collisional equilibrium is given by Tsallis' q-nonextensive velocity distribution.