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Note on Von Neumann Entropy and the Ordering of Inverse Temperatures

Quantum Physics 2025-03-26 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

I show that for two inverse temperatures β1\beta_1 and β2\beta_2, the von Neumann entropy S(ρβ)S(\rho_\beta) of the Gibbs state ρβ\rho_\beta for a given Hamiltonian HH satisfies S(ρβ1)S(ρβ2)    β1β2S(\rho_{\beta_1}) \geq S(\rho_{\beta_2}) \iff \beta_{1} \leq \beta_{2}. That is, von Neumann entropy is a monotonically increasing function of temperature.

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@article{arxiv.2503.18953,
  title  = {Note on Von Neumann Entropy and the Ordering of Inverse Temperatures},
  author = {Rohit Kishan Ray},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.18953},
  year   = {2025}
}

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