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Role of temperature in the occurrence of some Zeno phenomena

Benedetto Militello

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PhysicsQuantum PhysicsHierarchy (mathematics)Structure (category theory)FOS: Physical sciencesAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsSettore FIS/03 - Fisica Della MateriaClassical mechanicsQuantum stateStrong couplingQuantum Zeno effectThermal stateQuantum Physics (quant-ph)Zeno's paradoxesQuantum statistical mechanics

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Temperature can be responsible for strengthening effective couplings between quantum states, determining a hierarchy of interactions, and making it possible to establish such dynamical regimes known as Zeno dynamics, wherein a strong coupling can hinder the effects of a weak one. The relevant physical mechanisms which connect the structure of a thermal state with the appearance of special dynamical regimes are analyzed in depth.

10.1103/physreva.85.064102http://hdl.handle.net/10447/63386