As we already emphasized, there is no logical-deductive procedure for generalizing any physical theory. This occurs through all types of paths that, in one way or another, are ultimately but metaphors. Let us present here a possible metaphor for generalizing the BG entropy.
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Tsallis, C. (2009). Generalizing What We Learnt: Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics. In: Introduction to Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85359-8_3
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