Beyond kappa distributions: Exploiting Tsallis statistical mechanics in space plasmas

By George Livadiotis, David John McComas. 2009

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Geophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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Citations in the corpus

• Introduction to special section on Origins and Properties of Kappa Distributions: Statistical Background and Properties of Kappa Distributions in Space Plasmas (2015, background): “Later, it was realized that the inverse of β does not coincide with the actual temperature [Tsallis et al., 1998; Livadiotis and McComas, 2009, 2013a].”
• INVARIANT KAPPA DISTRIBUTION IN SPACE PLASMAS OUT OF EQUILIBRIUM (2011, methodology): “The origin of the kappa distribution in Tsallis Statistical Mechanics has already been examined by several authors (e.g., Milovanov & Zelenyi 2000; Leubner 2002, 2004a, 2004b; Shizgal 2007; Nieves-Chinchilla & Viñas 2008a, 2008b; Livadiotis & McComas 2009).”
• Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP): A New NASA Mission (2018, unknown): “Livadiotis and McComas (2009, 2013) 49.”
• Kappa Distributions: Theory and Applications in Space Plasmas (2010, methodology): “Furthermore, generalizations of thermodynamics based on the Tsallis nonextensive entropy formalism (Tsallis 1995) have been used for several deca s (Livadiotis and McComas (2009) and references therein).”
• Understanding Kappa Distributions: A Toolbox for Space Science and Astrophysics (2013, background): “Fortunately, recent developments have shown that the generalized framework of non-extensive Statistical Mechanics, offers a solid theoretical basis for describing such systems in non-equilibrium stationary states (e.g. Tsallis 1988, 2009, 2011; Tsallis et al. 1998; Borges et al. 2002; Livadiotis and”
• Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISIS): Design of the Energetic Particle Investigation (2016, background): “…implications for observed signatures of transport; or (2) ST tails are lower energy portions of material accelerated in energetic particle events such as CIRs, transient interplanetary shocks (Giacalone 2012), SEPs etc. (Livadiotis and McComas 2009; Jokipii and Lee 2010; Schwadron et al. 2010).”