Canonical distributions and phase transitions
K.B. Athreya, J.D.H. Smith (2000)
Discussiones Mathematicae Probability and Statistics
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Entropy maximization subject to known expected values is extended to the case where the random variables involved may take on positive infinite values. As a result, an arbitrary probability distribution on a finite set may be realized as a canonical distribution. The Rényi entropy of the distribution arises as a natural by-product of this realization. Starting with the uniform distributionon a proper subset of a set, the canonical distribution of equilibriumstatistical mechanics may...