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    On the entropic derivation of the r2r^{-2} Newtonian gravity force

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    Following Verlinde's conjecture, we show that Tsallis' classical free particle distribution at temperature TT can generate Newton's gravitational force's r2r^{-2} {\it distance's dependence}. If we want to repeat the concomitant argument by appealing to either Boltzmann-Gibbs' or Renyi's distributions, the attempt fails and one needs to modify the conjecture. Keywords: Tsallis', Boltzmann-Gibbs', and Renyi's distributions, classical partition function, entropic force.Comment: 10 pages. No figure

    Possible Divergences in Tsallis' Thermostatistics

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    Trying to compute the nonextensive q-partition function for the Harmonic Oscillator in more than two dimensions, one encounters that it diverges, which poses a serious threat to the whole of Tsallis' thermostatistics. Appeal to the so called q-Laplace Transform, where the q-exponential function plays the role of the ordinary exponential, is seen to save the day.Comment: Text has change

    On the nature of the Tsallis-Fourier Transform

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    By recourse to tempered ultradistributions, we show here that the effect of a q-Fourier transform (qFT) is to map {\it equivalence classes} of functions into other classes in a one-to-one fashion. This suggests that Tsallis' q-statistics may revolve around equivalence classes of distributions and not on individual ones, as orthodox statistics does. We solve here the qFT's non-invertibility issue, but discover a problem that remains open.Comment: 19 pages, no figures. Title has changed. Text has change

    Reflections on the q-Fourier transform and the q-Gaussian function

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    We appeal to a complex q-Fourier transform as a generalization of the (real) one analyzed in [Milan J. Math. {\bf 76} (2008) 307]. By recourse to tempered ultra-distributions we are able to show that the q-Gaussian distribution can be nicely obtained, overcoming all troubles that afflict its real counterpart.Comment: 28 pages, no figures. Title has changed. Text has change
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