👁 QUANTUM ZENO EFFECT

Decay rate Γ (s⁻¹): 0.5 Measurement frequency f: 2.0 Coupling strength Ω: 1.0 Number of trials: 50
Blue = no measurement
Gold = with measurement
Zeno: frequent obs. freezes decay
Quantum Zeno effect (Misra & Sudarshan 1977): a watched quantum system decays slower. Measurement collapses wavefunction, resetting decay. Anti-Zeno: intermediate rates can accelerate decay.