Information and entropy in quantum Brownian motion: Thermodynamic entropy versus von Neumann entropy

Details Information and entropy in quantum Brownian motion: Thermodynamic entropy versus von Neumann entropy Information and entropy in quantum Brownian motion: Thermodynamic entropy versus von Neumann entropy

2007-10-09

arxiv.org/abs/0710.1716v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

8 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1007/s10955-008-9640-x

We compare the thermodynamic entropy of a quantum Brownian oscillator derived from the partition function of the subsystem with the von Neumann entropy of its reduced density matrix. At low temperatures we find deviations between these two entropies which are due to the fact that the Brownian particle and its environment are entangled. We give an explanation for these findings and point out that these deviations become important in cases where statements about the information capacity of the subsystem are associated with thermodynamic properties, as it is the case for the Landauer principle.

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