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von neumann entropy

/vɔn ˈnoɪ.mən ˈɛn.tɹə.pi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
von neu-man-n en-tropy
IPA
/vɔn ˈnoɪ.mən ˈɛn.tɹə.pi/
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The entropy of a quantum state. If the state is expressed as a quantum density matrix ρ, then this entropy can be expressed mathematically as S=-tr(ρ log ρ) where tr is the trace operator and the logarithm is natural.

Etymology

Named after John von Neumann.

Questions

How do you pronounce von neumann entropy?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɔn ˈnoɪ.mən ˈɛn.tɹə.pi/.
What does von neumann entropy mean?
The entropy of a quantum state. If the state is expressed as a quantum density matrix ρ, then this entropy can be expressed mathematically as S=-tr(ρ log ρ) where tr is the trace operator and the logarithm is natural.
Where does von neumann entropy come from?
Named after John von Neumann.

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