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Three Different Manifestations of the Quantum Zeno Effect

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Three different manifestations of the quantum Zeno effect are discussed, compared and shown to be physically equivalent. We look at frequent projective measurements, frequent unitary “kicks” and strong continuous coupling. In all these cases, the Hilbert space of the system splits into invariant “Zeno” subspaces, among which any transition is hindered.

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Facchi, P., Pascazio, S. (2003). Three Different Manifestations of the Quantum Zeno Effect. In: Benatti, F., Floreanini, R. (eds) Irreversible Quantum Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 622. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44874-8_7

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