Diffusion in disordered systems under iterative measurement
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We consider a sequence of idealized measurements of time-separation onto a discrete one-dimensional disordered system. A connection with Markov chains is found. For a rapid sequence of measurements, a diffusive regime occurs and the diffusion coefficient is analytically calculated. In a general point of view, this result suggests the possibility to break the Anderson localization due to decoherence effects. Quantum Zeno effect emerges because the diffusion coefficient vanishes at the limit .
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9904044,
title = {Diffusion in disordered systems under iterative measurement},
author = {J. C. Flores},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9904044},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages, 0 figures, LATEX. accepted in Phys.Rev.B