Quantum Zeno Effect and “Domination” of the Temporal Evolution of Quantum Systems

S. Pascazio
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S. Pascazio: Università di Bari Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, Dipartimento di Fisica

A chapter in Quantum Communication, Computing, and Measurement, 1997, pp 279-287 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The temporal behavior of quantum mechanical systems is analyzed and compared to the exponential decay law. The notion of quantum Zeno effect is discussed and a recent experimental test is critically reviewed: The presence of a subtle repopulation effect requires a reinterpretation of the experimental results. A new experiment is proposed, in which the lifetime of an unstable atom is extended by illuminating it with an intense and suitable EM field. This is a purely dynamical effect and is related to the notion of “dominated” evolution.

Keywords: Quantum System; Quantum Mechanical System; Rabi Oscillation; Quantum Mechanical State; Quantum Zeno Effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5923-8_30

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