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I describe the early (1974--75) work I did on what is now called the Zeno problem in quantum mechanics. Then I propose a new formulation which may obviate a vexing problem of operator limits and which also may be more…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Karl Gustafson

A "continuous measurement" Quantum Zeno Effect (QZE) in the context of trapped ions is predicted. We describe the physical system and study its exact time evolution showing the appearance of Zeno Phenomena. New indicators for the occurrence…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 B. Militello , A. Messina , A. Napoli

It is shown that the Schrodinger equation is a byproduct of more deterministic Boltzmann-like equation. All physical information is derived from the solution of this equation, which is a function of space and momentum. The additional terms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. M. Ghorbanzadeh

As of October 2006, there were approximately 535 citations to the seminal 1977 paper of Misra and Sudarshan that pointed out the quantum Zeno paradox (more often called the quantum Zeno effect). In simple terms, the quantum Zeno effect…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 W. M. Itano

The quantum Zeno effect (QZE) is the striking prediction that the decay of any unstable quantum state can be inhibited by sufficiently frequent observations (measurements). The consensus opinion has upheld the QZE as a general feature of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-03-28 A. G. Kofman , G. Kurizki

The time evolution of an unstable quantum mechanical system coupled with an external measuring agent is investigated. According to the features of the interaction Hamiltonian, a quantum Zeno effect (hindered decay) or an inverse quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-01-31 P. Facchi , S. Pascazio

The evolution of a quantum system under observation becomes retarded or even impeded. We review this ``quantum Zeno effect'' in the light of the criticism that has been raised upon a previous attempt to demonstrate it, of later…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 Peter E. Toschek , Christof Wunderlich

In sharp contrast to its classical counterpart, quantum measurement plays a fundamental role in quantum mechanics and blurs the essential distinction between the measurement apparatus and the objects under investigation. An appealing…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-02-23 Xiang Lv , Jun Jing

Quantum mechanics is one of the basic theories of modern physics. Here, the famous Schr\"odinger equation and the differential operators representing mechanical quantities in quantum mechanics are derived, just based on the principle that…

General Physics · Physics 2021-06-03 Xiao-Bo Yan

If unitary evolution of a quantum system is interrupted by a sequence of measurements we call the dynamics as quantum Zeno dynamics. We show that under quantum Zeno dynamics not only the transition probability (leading to quantum Zeno…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Arun Kumar Pati , Suresh V. Lawande

In few-qubit systems, the quantum Zeno effect arises when measurement occurs sufficiently frequently that the spins are unable to relax between measurements. This can compete with Hamiltonian terms, resulting in interesting relaxation…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-02-05 Umar Javed , Riccardo J. Valencia-Tortora , Jamir Marino , Vadim Oganesyan , Michael Kolodrubetz

Simply speaking quantum Zeno effect for an unstable quantum system represents total decay probability decrease by frequent decay detection. Analogously simply speaking quantum anti-Zeno effect for an unstable quantum system represents total…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-29 Vladan Pankovic

A simple exactly solvable model is given of the dynamical coupling between a person's classically described perceptions and that person's quantum mechanically described brain. The model is based jointly upon von Neumann's theory of…

General Physics · Physics 2008-03-12 Henry P. Stapp

The measurements in the optical test of quantum Zeno effect [Itano et al. Phys. Rev. A\underbar{41} (1990) 2295) are analyzed using the environment-induced decoherence theory, where the spontaneous emission lifetime of the relevant level…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-25 Anu Venugopalan , R. Ghosh

It was predicted that frequently repeated measurements on an unstable quantum state may alter the decay rate of the state. This is called the quantum Zeno effect (QZE) or the anti-Zeno effect (AZE), depending on whether the decay is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. Koshino , A. Shimizu

Quantum Zeno effect is conventionally interpreted by the assumption of the wave-packet collapse, in which does not involve the duration of measurement. However, we predict duration $\tau_m$ of each measurement will appear in quantum Zeno…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-23 Wu Wang , Ruo-Xun Zhai , C. P. Sun

Developing protocols for preserving information in quantum systems is a central quest for implementing realistic quantum computation. In this regard, the quantum Zeno effect has emerged as a widely utilized technique to safeguard classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-26 Guilherme Zambon , Diogo O. Soares-Pinto

The quantum Zeno effect freezes the evolution of a quantum system subject to frequent measure- ments. We apply a Fisher information analysis to show that because of this effect, a closed quantum system should be probed as rarely as possible…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-23 Alexander Holm Kiilerich , Klaus Mølmer

We discuss a model of both classical and integer quantum Hall-effect which is based on a semi-classical Schroedinger-Chern-Simons-action, where the Ohm-equations result as equations of motion. The quantization of the classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Ghaboussi

Repeated measurements in quantum mechanics can freeze (the quantum Zeno effect) or enhance (the quantum anti-Zeno effect) the time-evolution of a quantum system. In this paper, we present a general treatment of the quantum Zeno and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-01 Mehwish Majeed , Adam Zaman Chaudhry