q-Thermostatistics and the black-body radiation problem

S. Martı́nez, F. Pennini, A. Plastino and C.J. Tessone

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2002, vol. 309, issue 1, 85-105

Abstract: We give an exact information-theory treatment of the n-dimensional black-body radiation process in a non-extensive scenario. We develop a q-generalization of the laws of (i) Stefan–Boltzmann, (ii) Planck, and (iii) Wien, and show that conventional, canonical results are obtained at temperatures above 1K. Classical relationships between radiation, pressure, and internal energy are recovered (independently of the q value). Analyzing the particles’ density for q≈1, we see that the non-extensive parameter q introduces a fictitious chemical potential. We apply our results to experimental data on the cosmic microwave background and reproduce it with acceptable accuracy for different temperatures (each one associated to a particular q value).

Keywords: q-Thermostatistics; Black-body radiation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(02)00621-0

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