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Description of  Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications (Lecture Notes in Physics (560))

Nonextensive statistical mechanics is now a rapidly growing field and a new stream in the research of the foundations of statistical mechanics. This generalization of the well-known Boltzmann Gibbs theory enables the study of systems with long-range interactions, long-term memories or multi-fractal structures. This book consists of a set of self-contained lectures and includes additional contributions where some of the latest developments ranging from astro- to biophysics are covered. Addressing primarily graduate students and lecturers, this book will also be a useful reference for all researchers working in the field.