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Example of a possible interpretation of Tsallis entropy

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  • Wilk, G.
  • Włodarczyk, Z.

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We demonstrate and discuss the process of gaining information and show an example in which some specific way of gaining information about an object results in the Tsallis–and not the Shannon–form of entropy.

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  • Wilk, G. & Włodarczyk, Z., 2008. "Example of a possible interpretation of Tsallis entropy," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 387(19), pages 4809-4813.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:387:y:2008:i:19:p:4809-4813
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.04.022
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    1. Tahmasebi, S. & Longobardi, M. & Kazemi, M.R. & Alizadeh, M., 2020. "Cumulative Tsallis entropy for maximum ranked set sampling with unequal samples," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 556(C).
    2. Xiaozhuan Gao & Yong Deng, 2019. "The generalization negation of probability distribution and its application in target recognition based on sensor fusion," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, , vol. 15(5), pages 15501477198, May.
    3. Thapliyal, Richa & Taneja, H.C. & Kumar, Vikas, 2015. "Characterization results based on non-additive entropy of order statistics," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 417(C), pages 297-303.
    4. Calì, Camilla & Longobardi, Maria & Ahmadi, Jafar, 2017. "Some properties of cumulative Tsallis entropy," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 486(C), pages 1012-1021.

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