Equation 70 · Part 1 · The Entry a Relabeling Cannot Write

Symbol rho_S

\rho_S

\rho_S

What this part means

rh $o_S$ is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Its job in the formula

rh $o_S$ is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Full expressionSymbol rho_SArticle meaning

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 $H_{SB}$ = 0 and let $\rho$ = $\rho_S$ $\otimes$ |b $\rangle$ $\langle$ b| for any system state $\rho_S$ and any bath eigenstate |b $\rangle$ with $H_B$ |b $\rangle$ = $E_b$ |b $\rangle$ . Then $\Delta$ $E_\Lambda(\rho)$ = $E_b$ for every choice of $\rho_S$ whatsoever — a pure constant, entirely independent of what the system is doing, unambiguously assignable…

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Sources cited in the article section

[13] Quantum Thermodynamics ↗

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