Symbol in context

$\rho_S$

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Meanings in context

Article-grounded definition

what an observer restricted to the system alone can predict with.

\rho_S(t) = \mathrm{Tr}_E\big[U(t)\,\rho_S(0)\otimes\rho_E(0)\,U^\dagger(t)\big]

This equation states an equality: the expressions on both sides have the same value under the article’s assumptions.

\rho_S(t)

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