Frequent Observations Accelerate Decay: The anti-Zeno Effect
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Frequent Observations Accelerate Decay: The anti-Zeno Effect
The quantum Zeno effect (QZE) is the striking prediction that the decay of any unstable quan tum state can be inhibited by sufficiently frequent observations (measurements). The consensus opinion has upheld the QZE as a general feature of quantum mechanics which should lead to the inhibition of any decay. The claim of QZE generality hinges on the assumption that successive observations can in ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1865-7109,0932-0784
DOI: 10.1515/zna-2001-0113