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The entropy of a quantum operation, defined as the von Neumann entropy of the corresponding Choi-Jamio{\l}kowski state, characterizes the coupling of the principal system with the environment. For any quantum channel $\Phi$ acting on a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-02 Jakub Czartowski , Daniel Braun , Karol Życzkowski

We introduce an ergotropy-based formulation of quantum thermodynamics, which provides a strong connection between average heat and von Neumann entropy. By adopting this formulation, we can reinterpret the infinitesimal average heat in terms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-26 J. M. Z. Choquehuanca , P. A. C. Obando , M. S. Sarandy , F. M. de Paula

We propose a conjecture for the exact expression of the dynamical zeta function for a family of birational transformations of two variables, depending on two parameters. This conjectured function is a simple rational expression with integer…

In this article, we explore a natural extension of the quadratic parametrization introduced in our previous work. By replacing the integer $n$ by $n^s$ ($ s\in\mathbb{R}, s>1$) and allowing the parameters to be real, we obtain for each…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-25 Philemon Urbain Mballa

In this paper we propose a novel definition of the bosonic spectral action using zeta function regularization, in order to address the issues of renormalizability and spectral dimensions. We compare the zeta spectral action with the usual…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-03-20 Maxim A. Kurkov , Fedele Lizzi , Mairi Sakellariadou , Apimook Watcharangkool

The maximum von Neumann entropy principle subject to given constraints of mean values of some physical observables determines the density matrix. Similarly the stationary action principle in the case of time-dependent (dissipative)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. K. Rajagopal , R. W. Rendell

Time averaging over the trajectory of a wavepacket up to time T defines a statistical operator (density matrix). The corresponding (Von Neumann) entropy is proven to asymptotically increase with time like D.log T, with D the Hausdorff…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Italo Guarneri

Entropy is a fundamental concept in equilibrium statistical mechanics, yet its origin in the non-equilibrium dynamics of isolated quantum systems is not fully understood. A strong consensus is emerging around the idea that the stationary…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-09-20 Vincenzo Alba , Pasquale Calabrese

Entropy increase is fundamentally related to the breaking of time-reversal symmetry. By adding the 'extra dimension' associated with thermodynamic forces, we extend that discrete symmetry to a continuous symmetry for the dynamical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-04-28 Aaron Beyen , Christian Maes

We initiate the study of spectral zeta functions $\zeta_{X}$ for finite and infinite graphs $X$, instead of the Ihara zeta function, with a perspective towards zeta functions from number theory and connections to hypergeometric functions.…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-10-06 Fabien Friedli , Anders Karlsson

The principal object in noncommutatve geometry is the spectral triple consisting of an algebra A, a Hilbert space H, and a Dirac operator D. Field theories are incorporated in this approach by the spectral action principle, that sets the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-09-25 Bruno Iochum , Cyril Levy , Dmitri Vassilevich

To accommodate the observed accelerated expansion of the universe, one popular idea is to invoke a driving term in the Friedmann-Lemaitre equation of dark energy which must then comprise 70% of the present cosmological energy density. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-01-27 Damien A. Easson , Paul H. Frampton , George F. Smoot

We consider two numerical entropy--type invariants for actions of $\Zk$, invariant under a choice of generators and well-adapted for smooth actions whose individual elements have positive entropy. We concentrate on the maximal rank case,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2014-07-17 Anatole Katok , Svetlana Katok , Federico Rodriguez Hertz

Within its range of applicability, the Boltzmann equation seems unique in its capacity to accurately describe the transition from almost any initial state to a self-equilibrated thermal state. Using information-theoretic methods to rephrase…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-10-07 Jürgen T. Stockburger

We discuss modifications in the integral representation of the Riemann zeta-function that lead to generalizations of the Riemann functional equation that preserves the symmetry $s\to (1-s)$ in the critical strip. By modifying one integral…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-06-24 Alexis Saldivar , Nami F. Svaiter , Carlos A. D. Zarro

We study the statistical behaviour of quantum entanglement in bipartite systems over fermionic Gaussian states as measured by von Neumann entropy. The formulas of average von Neumann entropy with and without particle number constrains have…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-10-31 Youyi Huang , Lu Wei

The state function entropy and its quantum thermodynamical implication for two typical dissipative systems with anomalous spectral densities are studied by investigating on their low-temperature quantum behavior. In all cases it is found…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-03 Chun-Yang Wang , An-Qi Zhao , Xiang-Mu Kong , Jing-Dong Bao

We define a diagonal entropy (d-entropy) for an arbitrary Hamiltonian system as $S_d=-\sum_n \rho_{nn}\ln \rho_{nn}$ with the sum taken over the basis of instantaneous energy states. In equilibrium this entropy coincides with the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2012-08-10 Anatoli Polkovnikov

The aim of this work is to introduce the entanglement entropy of real and virtual excitations of fermion and photon fields. By rewriting the generating functional of quantum electrodynamics theory as an inner product between quantum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-05-23 Juan Sebastian Ardenghi

Given the algebra of observables of a quantum system subject to selection rules, a state can be represented by different density matrices. As a result, different von Neumann entropies can be associated with the same state. Motivated by a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-25 Paolo Facchi , Giovanni Gramegna , Arturo Konderak