Understanding the quantum Zeno effect
Quantum Physics
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
The quantum Zeno effect consists in the hindrance of the evolution of a quantum system that is very frequently monitored and found to be in its initial state at every single measurement. On the basis of the correct formula for the survival probability, i.e. the probability of finding the system in its initial state at every single measurement, we critically analyze a recent proposal and experimental test, that make use of an oscillating system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9605008,
title = {Understanding the quantum Zeno effect},
author = {Hiromichi Nakazato and Mikio Namiki and Saverio Pascazio and Helmut Rauch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9605008},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages, LaTeX, including 1 epsfigure, tar+gzip+uuencoded to appear in Phys. Lett. A