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We propose to use the continuous version of the quantum Zeno effect to eliminate leakage to higher energy states in superconducting quantum computing architectures based on Josephson phase and flux qubits. We are particularly interested in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-18 Andrei Galiautdinov

In the ideal quantum Zeno effect, repeated quantum projective measurements can freeze the coherent dynamics of a quantum system. However, in the weak quantum Zeno regime, measurement back-actions can allow the sensing of semi-classical…

If frequent measurements ascertain whether a quantum system is still in a given subspace, it remains in that subspace and a quantum Zeno effect takes place. The limiting time evolution within the projected subspace is called quantum Zeno…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-02-04 Paolo Facchi , Marilena Ligabò

The quantum Zeno effect is usually thought to require infinitely frequent and perfect projective measurements to freeze the dynamics of quantum states. We show that perfect freezing of quantum states can also be achieved by more realistic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-02-13 David Layden , Eduardo Martin-Martinez , Achim Kempf

The quantum Zeno effect is a striking feature of quantum mechanics with foundational implications and practical applications in quantum control, error suppression, and error correction. In recent years, the effect has branched off into a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-19 Sacha Greenfield , Archana Kamal , Justin Dressel , Eli Levenson-Falk

Frequent observation of a quantum system leads to quantum Zeno physics, where the system evolution is constrained to states commensurate with the measurement outcome. We show that, more generally, the system can evolve between such states…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-03 Thomas J. Elliott , Vlatko Vedral

Building upon our previously introduced mechanism for ion trapping based on the quantum Zeno effect (QZE), we propose a novel approach to systematically draw ions closer together, solely via quantum measurements. The proposed method…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-18 Varqa Abyaneh

We study the relaxation of a quantum system towards the thermal equilibrium using tools developed within the context of quantum information theory. We consider a model in which the system is a qubit, and reaches equilibrium after several…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Valerio Scarani , Mario Ziman , Peter Stelmachovic , Nicolas Gisin , Vladimir Buzek

Quantum simulation is one of the most promising scientific applications of quantum computers. Due to decoherence and noise in current devices, it is however challenging to perform digital quantum simulation in a regime that is intractable…

We present and analyze a toolbox for the controlled manipulation of ultracold polar molecules, consisting of detection of molecules, atom-molecule entanglement, and engineering of dissipative dynamics. Our setup is based on fast chemical…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2021-09-08 Amit Jamadagni , Silke Ospelkaus , Luis Santos , Hendrik Weimer

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

The dynamical evolution of neutrino flavor in supernovae can be modeled by an all-to-all spin Hamiltonian with random couplings. Simulating such two-local Hamiltonian dynamics remains a major challenge, as methods with controllable accuracy…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-30 Oriel Kiss , Ivano Tavernelli , Francesco Tacchino , Denis Lacroix , Alessandro Roggero

The quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects describe how frequent measurements can either suppress or accelerate quantum dynamics. While extensively studied in various platforms, their manifestation in dark-state dynamics remains largely…

The quantum Zeno effect is a distinctive phenomenon in quantum mechanics, describing the nontrivial effect of frequent projective measurements on hindering the evolution of a quantum system. However, when subjected to environmental noise,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-05 Haorui Chen , Shengshi Pang

Quantum computing devices require exceptional control of their experimental parameters to prepare quantum states and simulate other quantum systems. Classical optimization procedures used to find such optimal control parameters, have…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-18 Matthew Duschenes , Juan Carrasquilla , Raymond Laflamme

Prevention of a quantum system's time evolution by repetitive, frequent measurements of the system's state has been called the quantum Zeno effect (or paradox). Here we investigate theoretically and numerically the effect of repeated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-08-04 B. Kaulakys , V. Gontis

Quantum annealing is a general strategy for solving difficult optimization problems with the aid of quantum adiabatic evolution. Both analytical and numerical evidence suggests that under idealized, closed system conditions, quantum…

The quantum Zeno effect is the suppression of Hamiltonian evolution by repeated observation, resulting in the pinning of the state to an eigenstate of the measurement observable. Using measurement only, control of the state can be achieved…

We study the heat statistics of a multi-level $N$-dimensional quantum system monitored by a sequence of projective measurements. The late-time, asymptotic properties of the heat characteristic function are analyzed in the thermodynamic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-15 Stefano Gherardini , Guido Giachetti , Stefano Ruffo , Andrea Trombettoni

Practical implementations of quantum technologies require preparation of states with a high degree of purity---or, in thermodynamic terms, very low temperatures. Given finite resources, the Third Law of thermodynamics prohibits perfect…