Acceleration of quantum decay processes by frequent observations

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6786, 2000, Pages 546-550

  Kofman, A G ^a   Kurizki, G ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY;

EID: 0034212485     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35014537     Document Type: Article

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