Constantino Tsallis
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Constantino Tsallis is a Brazilian physicist best known for formulating nonextensive statistical mechanics and introducing the generalized entropy concept that bears his name.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian person
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physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
statistical description of multifractal systems
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statistical description of systems with long-range interactions ⓘ statistical description of systems with long-term memory ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| employer |
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
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Santa Fe Institute ⓘ |
| familyName | Tsallis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
complex systems
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nonextensive statistical mechanics ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ statistical physics ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Constantin
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surface form:
Constantino
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| hasAcademicDiscipline |
complex systems science
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physics ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| hasConceptNamedAfter |
Tsallis entropy
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Tsallis entropy ⓘ
surface form:
Tsallis statistics
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| hasHonor | recognition in the field of statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| hasWork |
applications of nonextensive statistics in complex systems
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applications of nonextensive statistics in physics ⓘ papers on Tsallis entropy ⓘ papers on nonextensive statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| influenced | development of nonextensive thermostatistics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tsallis entropy
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generalized entropy ⓘ nonextensive statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| name | Constantino Tsallis self-link ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Tsallis
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surface form:
Tsallis statistics
Tsallis entropy ⓘ
surface form:
q-Gaussian distribution
q-exponential distribution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greece ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
external professor at Santa Fe Institute
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researcher at Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
applications of nonextensive statistics beyond physics
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foundations of statistical mechanics ⓘ generalized entropic forms ⓘ |
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