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anti-Zeno effect: a standalone construct

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Atomic, molecular and optical physics

the speeding up, rather than slowing, of an unstable quantum state's decay when it is observed or measured frequently.

In atomic, molecular and optical physics, anti-Zeno effect refers to the speeding up, rather than slowing, of an unstable quantum state's decay when it is observed or measured frequently. This meaning comes from Kofman (2000) in Nature.[1]

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References

Kofman, A. G., & Kurizki, G. (2000). Acceleration of quantum decay processes by frequent observations. Nature, 405(6786), 546-550. https://doi.org/10.1038/35014537

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