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imiyakawa
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Hi, I don't know much about physics but the limited amount of reading I've done on this particular observation (is that what you call it?) is mind boggling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect
Wtf? Is this statement 100% accurate? If it is, what are the consequences for us?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect
The quantum Zeno effect ... (is) the situation in which an unstable particle, if observed continuously, will never decay. One can nearly ”freeze” the evolution of the system by measuring it frequently enough in its (known) initial state. The meaning of the term has since expanded ...
Wtf? Is this statement 100% accurate? If it is, what are the consequences for us?