Thermodynamic Geometry of an Ideal Quon Gas

Abstract

We investigate the equilibrium thermodynamics and thermodynamic Riemannian geometry of an ideal quon gas within the grand canonical ensemble. By incorporating the algebraic deformation parameter $q$, the system generalizes standard bosonic behavior while recovering the conventional ideal Bose gas in the undeformed limit. A rigorous examination of the ground-state occupation reveals two disconnected mathematical domains of the fugacity. By enforcing thermodynamic continuity, single-valuedness, and consistency with the high-temperature classical limit, we exclude the second mathematical branch and establish the lower interval as the unique physically admissible state space. This identifies the deformation parameter as an intrinsic, generalized Bose--Einstein condensation threshold. Employing the Fisher-Rao metric on the equilibrium parameter manifold, we probe the thermodynamic scalar curvature across all temperature regimes. The scalar curvature remains strictly positive throughout the physical domain, confirming that the deformation preserves an effectively attractive statistical interaction without inducing fermionic tendencies. Near the critical condensation threshold, the curvature increases sharply and exhibits a definitive divergence, providing an unambiguous geometric signature of macroscopic coherence and critical fluctuations. Below the transition temperature, the pinning of fugacity eliminates a fluctuating degree of freedom, collapsing the scalar curvature to zero.