According to the quantum Zeno effect (QZ), frequent observations of a system can dramatically slow down its dynamical evolution. We show that the QZ is a physical consequence of the statistical indistinguishability of neighboring quantum states. The time scale of the problem is expressed in terms of the Fisher information and we demonstrate that the Zeno dynamics of particle entangled states might require quite smaller measurement intervals than classically correlated states. We propose an interferometric experiment to test the prediction.

Zeno dynamics, indistinguishability of state, and entanglement

Augusto Smerzi
2012

Abstract

According to the quantum Zeno effect (QZ), frequent observations of a system can dramatically slow down its dynamical evolution. We show that the QZ is a physical consequence of the statistical indistinguishability of neighboring quantum states. The time scale of the problem is expressed in terms of the Fisher information and we demonstrate that the Zeno dynamics of particle entangled states might require quite smaller measurement intervals than classically correlated states. We propose an interferometric experiment to test the prediction.
2012
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica - INO
Inglese
109
15
150410
150410
5
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QUANTUM ZENO
STATISTI
PRECISION LIMIT
METROLOGY
PARADOX
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Augusto Smerzi
01 Contributo su Rivista::01.01 Articolo in rivista
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