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The established relationship between the zero-temperature vacuum energy and the Von Neumann entropy maintains a consistent form, while introducing finite temperature enables us to articulate the connection between the finite temperature effective potential and total entropy (comprising both thermodynamic and Von Neumann entropies) in a manner reminiscent of a generalized first law of thermodynamics. 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