Information Geometry of κ-Exponential Families: Dually-Flat, Hessian and Legendre Structures

In this paper, we present a review of recent developments on the κ -deformed statistical mechanics in the framework of the information geometry. Three different geometric structures are introduced in the κ -formalism which are obtained starting from three, not equivalent,...

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Main Authors: Antonio M. Scarfone, Hiroshi Matsuzoe, Tatsuaki Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/20/6/436
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Summary:In this paper, we present a review of recent developments on the κ -deformed statistical mechanics in the framework of the information geometry. Three different geometric structures are introduced in the κ -formalism which are obtained starting from three, not equivalent, divergence functions, corresponding to the κ -deformed version of Kullback–Leibler, “Kerridge” and Brègman divergences. The first statistical manifold derived from the κ -Kullback–Leibler divergence form an invariant geometry with a positive curvature that vanishes in the κ → 0 limit. The other two statistical manifolds are related to each other by means of a scaling transform and are both dually-flat. They have a dualistic Hessian structure endowed by a deformed Fisher metric and an affine connection that are consistent with a statistical scalar product based on the κ -escort expectation. These flat geometries admit dual potentials corresponding to the thermodynamic Massieu and entropy functions that induce a Legendre structure of κ -thermodynamics in the picture of the information geometry.
ISSN:1099-4300