Quantum Zeno Effect

Frequent measurement of a quantum system slows its decay. A two-level system precesses with Rabi frequency Ω, but each measurement collapses the state. With N measurements per period, survival probability approaches 1 as N → ∞.

Psurvival(T) = [cos²(ΩT/2N)]N → 1 as N → ∞  |  "A watched pot never boils"