Equation 69 · Part 2 · The Entry a Relabeling Cannot Write
Symbol ρ
What this part means
ρ is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
Its job in the formula
ρ is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
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The passage around this formula
Two limits inside this one formula answer different questions about how confidently the ledger can be interpreted. First, an uncorrelated, non-interacting bath: set = 0 and let = |b b| for any system state and any bath eigenstate |b with |b = |b . Then = for every choice of whatsoever — a pure constant, entirely independent of what the system is doing, unambiguously…
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