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Temperature Dependent Zeno Time for a Two Level Atom Traversing through a Thermal Magnetic Barrier in the Framework of Weak Measurement
Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
- 1 Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
- 2 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 06 (2015)·Pages 1261–1269·Published 3 August 2015·DOI10.4236/jmp.2015.69131
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Abstract
The Zeno time has been calculated for a metastable two-level atom tunneling through a interacting thermal magnetic field. The process of weak measurement has been utilized for the estimation of the timescale. Zeno time has been shown to be temperature dependent. From the calculation it is evident that the Zeno time decreases with the increase of temperature. Moreover, the result restricts the Zeno time to a maximum limiting value, irrespective of how frequent the measurement process is.
KeywordsZeno TimeWeak MeasurementDissipative SystemThermal Magnetic Field
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