Comment on “the question of an upper bound on entropy”

We show that the upper bound on the entropy of a finite system proposed by Qadir is not universal and consequently neither interesting nor relevant to the Bekenstein-Unruh-Wald debate.

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Published inPhysics letters. A Vol. 97; no. 3; p. 99
Main Authors Iyer, B.R., Samuel, Joseph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.08.1983
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
Quantum ensemble theory
Quantum statistical mechanics
Statistical physics, thermodynamics, and nonlinear dynamical systems
Entropy
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Summary:We show that the upper bound on the entropy of a finite system proposed by Qadir is not universal and consequently neither interesting nor relevant to the Bekenstein-Unruh-Wald debate.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/0375-9601(83)90521-2