Quantum Anti-Zeno Effect
Quantum Physics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We demonstrate that near threshold decay processes may be accelerated by repeated measurements. Examples include near threshold photodetachment of an electron from a negative ion, and spontaneous emission in a cavity close to the cutoff frequency, or in a photon band gap material.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9901060,
title = {Quantum Anti-Zeno Effect},
author = {Maciej Lewenstein and Kazimierz Rzazewski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9901060},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures