{ "id": "0705.2393", "version": "v2", "published": "2007-05-16T16:28:15.000Z", "updated": "2007-08-22T17:15:35.000Z", "title": "Observing the evolution of a quantum system that does not evolve", "authors": [ "Simone De Liberato" ], "comment": "Two over three PRA referees didn't like the old title... And no more quantum circuits in the new version", "journal": "PRA 76, 042107 (2007)", "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevA.76.042107", "categories": [ "quant-ph" ], "abstract": "This article deals with the problem of gathering information on the time evolution of a single metastable quantum system whose evolution is impeded by the quantum Zeno effect. It has been found it is in principle possible to obtain some information on the time evolution and, depending on the specific system, even to measure its average decay rate, even if the system does not undergo any evolution at all.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v2", "updated": "2007-08-22T17:15:35.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "03.65.Xp", "03.65.Ta" ], "keywords": [ "time evolution", "single metastable quantum system", "quantum zeno effect", "average decay rate", "article deals" ], "tags": [ "journal article" ], "publication": { "publisher": "APS", "journal": "Physical Review A", "year": 2007, "month": "Oct", "volume": 76, "number": 4, "pages": "042107" }, "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2007PhRvA..76d2107D" } } }