Shaking Schroedinger's cat

Shaking Schroedinger's cat 06/21/2017 10:16 AM EDT Frequent measurement of a quantum system's state can either speed or delay its collapse, effects called the quantum Zeno and quantum anti-Zeno effect. But so too can "quasimeasurements" that only poke the system and garner no information about its state. Full story at https://source.wustl.edu/2017/06/shaking-schrodingers-cat/ Source Washington University in St. Louis This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111