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von Neumann entropy: a standalone construct

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entropy of a quantum state defined from its density matrix, generalizing Gibbs and Shannon entropy to quantum mechanics.

In quantum physics, von Neumann entropy refers to entropy of a quantum state defined from its density matrix, generalizing Gibbs and Shannon entropy to quantum mechanics. This meaning comes from Neumann (1932) in Mathematische grundlagen der quantenmechanik.[1]

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References

Neumann, J. V. (1932). Mathematische grundlagen der quantenmechanik. J. Springer. ISBN 9789630522953

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