International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences 
Volume 23 (2000), Issue 4, Pages 243-251
doi:10.1155/S0161171200000375

Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy: axiomatic characterization and application

C. G. Chakrabarti and Kajal De

 Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta, 92 A.P.C. Road, Calcutta 700 009, India
Received 15 August 1997

Abstract

We present axiomatic characterizations of both Boltzmann and Gibbs entropies together with an application.