Evolution of an Atom Impeded by Measurement: The Quantum Zeno Effect

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 160-164

  Wunderlich, Chr ^a   Balzer, Chr ^a   Toschek, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coherently Driven Resonance; Quantum Measurement; Single Trapped Ion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345981083     PISSN: 09320784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/zna-2001-0125     Document Type: Article

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