377 research outputs found
Zero energy resonance and the logarithmically slow decay of unstable multilevel systems
The long time behavior of the reduced time evolution operator for unstable
multilevel systems is studied based on the N-level Friedrichs model in the
presence of a zero energy resonance.The latter means the divergence of the
resolvent at zero energy. Resorting to the technique developed by Jensen and
Kato [Duke Math. J. 46, 583 (1979)], the zero energy resonance of this model is
characterized by the zero energy eigenstate that does not belong to the Hilbert
space. It is then shown that for some kinds of the rational form factors the
logarithmically slow decay of the reduced time evolution operator can be
realized.Comment: 31 pages, no figure
Temporal behavior and quantum Zeno time of an excited state of the hydrogen atom
The quantum "Zeno" time of the 2P-1S transition of the hydrogen atom is
computed and found to be approximately 3.59 10^{-15}s (the lifetime is
approximately 1.595 10^{-9}s). The temporal behavior of this system is analyzed
in a purely quantum field theoretical framework and is compared to the
exponential decay law.Comment: 11 page
Unstable Systems in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory
We show how the state of an unstable particle can be defined in terms of
stable asymptotic states. This general definition is used to discuss and to
solve some old problems connected with the short-time and large-time behaviour
of the non-decay amplitude.Comment: 12 pages, Late
Quantum Zeno effect by indirect measurement: The effect of the detector
We study the quantum Zeno effect in the case of indirect measurement, where
the detector does not interact directly with the unstable system. Expanding on
the model of Koshino and Shimizu [Phys. Rev. Lett., 92, 030401, (2004)] we
consider a realistic Hamiltonian for the detector with a finite bandwidth. We
also take explicitly into account the position, the dimensions and the
uncertainty in the measurement of the detector. Our results show that the
quantum Zeno effect is not expected to occur, except for the unphysical case
where the detector and the unstable system overlap.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Quantum Zeno control of coherent dissociation
We study the effect of dephasing on the coherent dissociation dynamics of an
atom-molecule Bose-Einstein condensate. We show that when phase-noise intensity
is strong with respect to the inverse correlation time of the stimulated
process, dissociation is suppressed via a Bose enhanced Quantum Zeno effect.
This is complementary to the quantum zeno control of phase-diffusion in a
bimodal condensate by symmetric noise (Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 100}, 220403
(2008)) in that the controlled process here is phase-{\it formation} and the
required decoherence mechanism for its suppression is purely phase noise.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Macroscopic Zeno effect and stationary flows in nonlinear waveguides with localized dissipation
We theoretically demonstrate the possibility to observe the macroscopic Zeno
effect for nonlinear waveguides with a localized dissipation. We show the
existence of stable stationary flows, which are balanced by the losses in the
dissipative domain. The macroscopic Zeno effect manifests itself in the
non-monotonic dependence of the stationary flow on the strength of the
dissipation. In particular, we highlight the importance of the parameters of
the dissipation to observe the phenomenon. Our results are applicable to a
large variety of systems, including condensates of atoms or quasi-particles and
optical waveguides.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted to Phys. Rev. Let
Initial state maximizing the nonexponentially decaying survival probability for unstable multilevel systems
The long-time behavior of the survival probability for unstable multilevel
systems that follows the power-decay law is studied based on the N-level
Friedrichs model, and is shown to depend on the initial population in unstable
states. A special initial state maximizing the asymptote of the survival
probability at long times is found and examined by considering the spontaneous
emission process for the hydrogen atom interacting with the electromagnetic
field.Comment: 5 pages, 1 table. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Exact positivity of the Wigner and P-functions of a Markovian open system
We discuss the case of a Markovian master equation for an open system, as it
is frequently found from environmental decoherence. We prove two theorems for
the evolution of the quantum state. The first one states that for a generic
initial state the corresponding Wigner function becomes strictly positive after
a finite time has elapsed. The second one states that also the P-function
becomes exactly positive after a decoherence time of the same order. Therefore
the density matrix becomes exactly decomposable into a mixture of Gaussian
pointer states.Comment: 11 pages, references added, typo corrected, to appear in J. Phys.
Suppression of Zeno effect for distant detectors
We describe the influence of continuous measurement in a decaying system and
the role of the distance from the detector to the initial location of the
system. The detector is modeled first by a step absorbing potential. For a
close and strong detector, the decay rate of the system is reduced; weaker
detectors do not modify the exponential decay rate but suppress the long-time
deviations above a coupling threshold. Nevertheless, these perturbing effects
of measurement disappear by increasing the distance between the initial state
and the detector, as well as by improving the efficiency of the detector.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Initial wave packets and the various power-law decreases of scattered wave packets at long times
The long time behavior of scattered wave packets from a
finite-range potential is investigated, by assuming to be
initially located outside the potential. It is then shown that can
asymptotically decrease in the various power laws at long time, according to
its initial characteristics at small momentum. As an application, we consider
the square-barrier potential system and demonstrate that exhibits
the asymptotic behavior , while another behavior like can
also appear for another .Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
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