Quantum Zeno effect appears in stages
Kyrylo Snizhko, Parveen Kumar, Alessandro Romito
Abstract
The work investigates the stochastic dynamics of a qubit under continuous partial measurement, and show that the Zeno regime is reached via a cascade of transitions, each happening at a different measurement strength.
Topics & Concepts
Quantum Zeno effectPhysicsZeno's paradoxesCascadeWork (physics)Quantum mechanicsQuantumQubitDynamics (music)Statistical physicsQuantum decoherenceQuantum systemQuantum measurementQuantum electrodynamicsClassical mechanicsQuantum dynamicsTheoretical physicsStochastic processOpen quantum systemQuantum computerQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies