Temporal behavior and quantum Zeno time of an excited state of the hydrogen atom
Quantum Physics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
The quantum "Zeno" time of the 2P-1S transition of the hydrogen atom is computed and found to be approximately 3.59 10^{-15}s (the lifetime is approximately 1.595 10^{-9}s). The temporal behavior of this system is analyzed in a purely quantum field theoretical framework and is compared to the exponential decay law.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9905017,
title = {Temporal behavior and quantum Zeno time of an excited state of the hydrogen atom},
author = {P. Facchi and S. Pascazio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9905017},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages