Phys. Rev. Lett. 44, 1323–1326 (1980)

Periodic Spontaneous Collapse and Revival in a Simple Quantum Model

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J. H. Eberly, N. B. Narozhny^*, and J. J. Sanchez-Mondragon
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

Received 7 December 1979; published in the issue dated 19 May 1980

This Letter reports on the existence of periodic spontaneous collapse and revival of coherence in the dynamics of a simple quantum model. Also given are the first accurate expressions for the intermediate-time and long-time dynamical behavior of the model.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.44.1323

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.44.1323

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32.80.Bx, 42.50.+q

^*Permanent address: Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow 115409, U.S.S.R.

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 44, 1323–1326 (1980)

Periodic Spontaneous Collapse and Revival in a Simple Quantum Model