Why Is Entropy Non-Zero in This Hamiltonian System?

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Given the hamiltonian

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I cannot explain why S=0
 

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One thing you may be able do for is use the exact solution for the partition function ##Z## of the Ising chain.
##S = \partial_T k_B T \ln Z##

In other situations like this one may be able to start by using ##S = k_B \ln \Omega(T, H) ##, where ##\Omega(T, H) ## is the number of states corresponding to T and H.
 
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