Physics:Kaniadakis statistics
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Kaniadakis statistics (also known as κ-statistics) is a generalization of Boltzmann–Gibbs statistical mechanics,[1] based on a relativistic[2][3][4] generalization of the classical Boltzmann–Gibbs–Shannon entropy (commonly referred to as Kaniadakis entropy or κ-entropy). Introduced by the Greek Italian physicist Giorgio Kaniadakis in 2001,[5] κ-statistical mechanics preserve the main features of ordinary statistical mechanics and have attracted the interest of many researchers in recent years. The κ-distribution is currently considered one of the most viable candidates for explaining complex physical,[6][7] natural or artificial systems involving power-law tailed statistical distributions. Kaniadakis statistics have been adopted successfully in the description of a variety of systems in the fields of cosmology,[8][9][10] astrophysics,[11][12] condensed matter, quantum physics,[13][14] seismology,[15][16] genomics,[17][18] economics,[19][20] epidemiology,[21] and many others.
Mathematical formalism
The mathematical formalism of κ-statistics is generated by κ-deformed functions, especially the κ-exponential function.
κ-exponential function

The Kaniadakis exponential (or κ-exponential) function is a one-parameter generalization of an exponential function, given by:
with .
The κ-exponential for can also be written in the form:
The first five terms of the Taylor expansion of
are given by:
where the first three are the same as a typical exponential function.
Basic properties
The κ-exponential function has the following properties of an exponential function:
For a real number , the κ-exponential has the property:
- .
κ-logarithm function

The Kaniadakis logarithm (or κ-logarithm) is a relativistic one-parameter generalization of the ordinary logarithm function,
with , which is the inverse function of the κ-exponential:
The κ-logarithm for can also be written in the form:
The first three terms of the Taylor expansion of are given by:
following the rule
with , and
where and . The two first terms of the Taylor expansion of are the same as an ordinary logarithmic function.
Basic properties
The κ-logarithm function has the following properties of a logarithmic function:
For a real number , the κ-logarithm has the property:
κ-Algebra
κ-sum
For any and , the Kaniadakis sum (or κ-sum) is defined by the following composition law:
- ,
that can also be written in form:
- ,
where the ordinary sum is a particular case in the classical limit : .
The κ-sum, like the ordinary sum, has the following properties:
The κ-difference is given by .
The fundamental property arises as a special case of the more general expression below:
Furthermore, the κ-functions and the κ-sum present the following relationships:
κ-product
For any and , the Kaniadakis product (or κ-product) is defined by the following composition law:
- ,
where the ordinary product is a particular case in the classical limit : .
The κ-product, like the ordinary product, has the following properties:
The κ-division is given by .
The κ-sum and the κ-product obey the distributive law: .
The fundamental property arises as a special case of the more general expression below:
- Furthermore, the κ-functions and the κ-product present the following relationships:
κ-Calculus
κ-Differential
The Kaniadakis differential (or κ-differential) of is defined by:
- .
So, the κ-derivative of a function is related to the Leibniz derivative through:
- ,
where is the Lorentz factor. The ordinary derivative is a particular case of κ-derivative in the classical limit .
κ-Integral
The Kaniadakis integral (or κ-integral) is the inverse operator of the κ-derivative defined through
- ,
which recovers the ordinary integral in the classical limit .
κ-Trigonometry
κ-Cyclic Trigonometry

The Kaniadakis cyclic trigonometry (or κ-cyclic trigonometry) is based on the κ-cyclic sine (or κ-sine) and κ-cyclic cosine (or κ-cosine) functions defined by:
- ,
- ,
where the κ-generalized Euler formula is
- .:
The κ-cyclic trigonometry preserves fundamental expressions of the ordinary cyclic trigonometry, which is a special case in the limit κ → 0, such as:
- .
The κ-cyclic tangent and κ-cyclic cotangent functions are given by:
- .
The κ-cyclic trigonometric functions become the ordinary trigonometric function in the classical limit .
κ-Inverse cyclic function
The Kaniadakis inverse cyclic functions (or κ-inverse cyclic functions) are associated to the κ-logarithm:
- ,
- ,
- ,
- .
κ-Hyperbolic Trigonometry
The Kaniadakis hyperbolic trigonometry (or κ-hyperbolic trigonometry) is based on the κ-hyperbolic sine and κ-hyperbolic cosine given by:
- ,
- ,
where the κ-Euler formula is
- .
The κ-hyperbolic tangent and κ-hyperbolic cotangent functions are given by:
- .
The κ-hyperbolic trigonometric functions become the ordinary hyperbolic trigonometric functions in the classical limit .
From the κ-Euler formula and the property the fundamental expression of κ-hyperbolic trigonometry is given as follows:
κ-Inverse hyperbolic function
The Kaniadakis inverse hyperbolic functions (or κ-inverse hyperbolic functions) are associated to the κ-logarithm:
- ,
- ,
- ,
- ,
in which are valid the following relations:
- ,
- ,
- .
The κ-cyclic and κ-hyperbolic trigonometric functions are connected by the following relationships:
- ,
- ,
- ,
- ,
- ,
- ,
- ,
- .
Kaniadakis entropy
The Kaniadakis statistics is based on the Kaniadakis κ-entropy, which is defined through:
where is a probability distribution function defined for a random variable , and is the entropic index.
The Kaniadakis κ-entropy is thermodynamically and Lesche stable[22][23] and obeys the Shannon-Khinchin axioms of continuity, maximality, generalized additivity and expandability.
Kaniadakis distributions
A Kaniadakis distribution (or κ-distribution) is a probability distribution derived from the maximization of Kaniadakis entropy under appropriate constraints. In this regard, several probability distributions emerge for analyzing a wide variety of phenomenology associated with experimental power-law tailed statistical distributions.
κ-Exponential distribution
κ-Gaussian distribution
κ-Gamma distribution
κ-Weibull distribution
κ-Logistic distribution
Kaniadakis integral transform
κ-Laplace Transform
The Kaniadakis Laplace transform (or κ-Laplace transform) is a κ-deformed integral transform of the ordinary Laplace transform. The κ-Laplace transform converts a function of a real variable to a new function in the complex frequency domain, represented by the complex variable . This κ-integral transform is defined as:[24]
The inverse κ-Laplace transform is given by:
The ordinary Laplace transform and its inverse transform are recovered as .
Properties
Let two functions and , and their respective κ-Laplace transforms and , the following table presents the main properties of κ-Laplace transform:[24]
| Property | ||
|---|---|---|
| Linearity | ||
| Time scaling | ||
| Frequency shifting | ||
| Derivative | ||
| Derivative | ||
| Time-domain integration | ||
| Dirac delta-function | ||
| Heaviside unit function | ||
| Power function | ||
| Power function | ||
| Power function |
The κ-Laplace transforms presented in the latter table reduce to the corresponding ordinary Laplace transforms in the classical limit .
κ-Fourier Transform
The Kaniadakis Fourier transform (or κ-Fourier transform) is a κ-deformed integral transform of the ordinary Fourier transform, which is consistent with the κ-algebra and the κ-calculus. The κ-Fourier transform is defined as:[25]
which can be rewritten as
where and . The κ-Fourier transform imposes an asymptotically log-periodic behavior by deforming the parameters and in addition to a damping factor, namely .

The kernel of the κ-Fourier transform is given by:
The inverse κ-Fourier transform is defined as:[25]
Let , the following table shows the κ-Fourier transforms of several notable functions:[25]
| Step function | ||
| Modulation | ||
| Causal -exponential | ||
| Symmetric -exponential | ||
| Constant | ||
| -Phasor | ||
| Impuslse | ||
| Signum | Sgn | |
| Rectangular |
The κ-deformed version of the Fourier transform preserves the main properties of the ordinary Fourier transform, as summarized in the following table.
| Linearity | |
| Scaling | where and |
| -Scaling | |
| Complex conjugation | |
| Duality | |
| Reverse | |
| -Frequency shift | |
| -Time shift | |
| Transform of -derivative | |
| -Derivative of transform | |
| Transform of integral | |
| -Convolution | where |
| Modulation |
The properties of the κ-Fourier transform presented in the latter table reduce to the corresponding ordinary Fourier transforms in the classical limit .
See also
- Giorgio Kaniadakis
- Kaniadakis distribution
- Kaniadakis κ-Exponential distribution
- Kaniadakis κ-Gaussian distribution
- Kaniadakis κ-Gamma distribution
- Kaniadakis κ-Weibull distribution
- Kaniadakis κ-Logistic distribution
- Kaniadakis κ-Erlang distribution
References
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