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View SchemaDecoherence and the Quantum Zeno Effect
| Authors | Anu Venugopalan, R. Ghosh |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9503014 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9503014 |
| DOI | 10.1016/0375-9601(95)00443-7 |
Abstract
The experiment of Etano et al which demonstrated the quantum Zeno effect (QZE) in an optical experiment was explained by Frerichs and Schenzle without invoking the wave function collapse. In this report it is proposed that the collapse does occur, and it can be explained by the `environment induced decoherence' theory. The environment here consists of the completely quantized field vacuum modes. The spontaneous emission life time of the atom sets a fundamental limit on the requirement of `continuous measurements' for QZE. This limit turns out to be related to the time-energy uncertainty relation discussed by Ghirardi et al.
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