English Explanatory Dictionary

quantum Zeno effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feature of quantum-mechanical systems allowing a particle's time evolution to be slowed down by measuring it frequently enough with respect to some chosen measurement setting.

Word forms

quantum Zeno effect

Etymology

Named after Zeno of Elea, in analogy to Zeno's arrow paradox.

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