Entropy for SU(3)(c) quark states

Jun, 2003
9 pages
Published in:
  • Eur.Phys.J.C 34 (2004) 435-437
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Report number:
  • BI-TP-2003-14

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Abstract:
We discuss the quantum state structure using the standard model for three colored quarks in the fundamental representations of SU(3)cSU(3)_c making up the singlet ground state of the hadrons. This allows us to calculate a finite von Neumann entropy from the quantum reduced density matrix, which we explicitly evaluate for the quarks in a model for the meson and baryon states. Finally we look into the general effects and implications of entanglement in the SU(3)cSU(3)_c color space.
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  • 9 pages, 0 figures Report-no: BI-TP 2003/14 Journal-ref: Eur. Phys. J. C 34, 435-437 (2004) DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s2004-01746-0
  • hadron: wave function
  • symmetry: SU(3)
  • color
  • quantum mechanics: density matrix
  • statistical mechanics
  • entropy
  • quark: confinement
  • thermodynamics