TEMPORAL BEHAVIOR AND QUANTUM ZENO TIME OF AN EXCITED-STATE OF THE HYDROGEN-ATOM

Authors
FACCHI P PASCAZIO S
Citation
P. Facchi et S. Pascazio, TEMPORAL BEHAVIOR AND QUANTUM ZENO TIME OF AN EXCITED-STATE OF THE HYDROGEN-ATOM, Physics letters. A, 241(3), 1998, pp. 139-144
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
241
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
139 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1998)241:3<139:TBAQZT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The quantum ''Zeno'' time of the 2P-1S transition of the hydrogen atom is computed and found to be approximately 3.59 x 10(-15) s (the lifet ime is approximately 1.595 x 10(-9) s). The temporal behavior of this system is analyzed in a quantum field theoretical framework and compar ed to the exponential decay law. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Scienc e B.V.