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A quantum statistical upper bound on entropy

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Earlier arguments for an upper bound on entropy depend on considerations of black holes or on classical approximations for systems of noninteracting particles. Here the bounds are deduced from quantum statistical considerations only. They are also extended to incorporate interacting particles and fields (modelled by a set of harmonic oscillators).

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  1. Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    E. Joos

  2. Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    A. Qadir

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Joos, E., Qadir, A. A quantum statistical upper bound on entropy. Nuov Cim B 107, 563–572 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723633

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