The quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects with driving fields in the weak and strong coupling regimes.

ABSTRACT: Repeated measurements in quantum mechanics can freeze (the quantum Zeno effect) or enhance (the quantum anti-Zeno effect) the time-evolution of a quantum system. In this paper, we present a general treatment of the quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects for arbitrary driven open quantum systems, assuming only that the system-environment coupling is weak. In particular, we obtain a general expression for the effective decay rate of a two-level system subjected to arbitrary driving fields as well as periodic measurements. We demonstrate that the driving fields change the decay rate, and hence the quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno behavior, both qualitatively and quantitatively. We also extend our results to systems consisting of more than one two-level system, as well as a two-level system strongly cou

SUBMITTER: Majeed M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7815882 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature