Comments on continuous observation in quantum mechanics
- 15 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 33 (12) , 3785-3788
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.33.3785
Abstract
It is shown that in open quantum systems the so-called Zeno paradox is not valid. The equations of ideal continuous measurement for Markovian open systems are elaborated and applied to Pauli's simple open system, the actual energy level of which is shown to be monitorable by a continuous nondemolition measurement.Keywords
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