Frequent Observations Accelerate Decay: The anti-Zeno Effect

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 83-90

  Kofman, A G ^a   Kurizki, G ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti Zeno Effect; Quantum Decay; Quantum Measurements; Quantum Tunneling; Zeno Effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346612401     PISSN: 09320784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/zna-2001-0113     Document Type: Article

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