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View SchemaEvolution of an Atom Impeded by Measurement: The Quantum Zeno Effect
| Authors | Chr. Wunderlich, Chr. Balzer, P. E. Toschek |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0108040 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0108040 |
| DOI | 10.1515/zna-2001-0125 |
| Journal | Z. Naturforsch. 56a, 160-164 (2001) |
Abstract
A quantum system being observed evolves more slowly. This `'quantum Zeno effect'' is reviewed with respect to a previous attempt of demonstration, and to subsequent criticism of the significance of the findings. A recent experiment on an {\it individual} cold trapped ion has been capable of revealing the micro-state of this quantum system, such that the effect of measurement is indeed discriminated from dephasing of the quantum state by either the meter or the environment.
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