Distribution of local entropy in the Hilbert space of bi-partite quantum systems: Origin of Jaynes' principle

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-257

  Gemmer, J ^a   Mahler, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

LOCAL ENTROPY; PURE-STATE TRAJECTORIES; SUBSYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0037742991     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2003-00029-3     Document Type: Article

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