Revisiting the Page curve and its moments. A combinatorial approach

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.30941v1
• Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:48:28 GMT
• Title: Revisiting the Page curve and its moments. A combinatorial approach
• Abstract summary: We revisit the calculation of the von Neumann (or "entanglement") entropy of a subsystem of a pure quantum state.<n>We derive simple and closed expressions for all power moments, from which the moments of the entropy can be computed by simple differentiation.
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• Abstract: We revisit the calculation of the von Neumann (or "entanglement") entropy of a subsystem of a pure quantum state, under the assumption that the latter is drawn at random from a uniform distribution on the full Hilbert space. We derive simple and closed expressions for all power moments, from which the moments of the entropy can be computed by simple differentiation. Our approach (different from the usual one based on random matrix theory and Laguerre polynomials) makes use of Schur-Weyl duality and the character theory of the symmetric group $S_N$ . The paper is self-contained, providing all the necessary mathematical background.

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