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Quantum Zeno Effect

  • quantumphysicscorn
  • Sep 4
  • 1 min read
Episode 4 of Quantum on the Back of an Envelope.

In this episode of Quantum on the Back of an Envelope, we explore how frequent observations -- more precisely, projective measurements -- can dramatically alter the time evolution of a quantum system, and in some cases even freeze it altogether. This fascinating phenomenon is known as the quantum Zeno effect.


 
 

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