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65/-- Survival probability after one measurement.
66 If initially in |0⟩, measure and find |0⟩ with probability 1 - P(t). -/
67noncomputable def survivalProbability (Ω t : ℝ) : ℝ :=
68 1 - transitionProbability Ω t
69
70/-- Survival probability after N equally-spaced measurements in time T. -/
71noncomputable def zenoSurvival (Ω T : ℝ) (N : ℕ) (hN : N > 0) : ℝ :=
72 (survivalProbability Ω (T / N))^N
73
74/-- **THEOREM (Quantum Zeno Effect)**: In the limit N → ∞, survival → 1.
75 Frequent measurement freezes the system in its initial state. -/
76theorem quantum_zeno_effect (Ω T : ℝ) (hT : T > 0) :
77 -- lim_{N→∞} zenoSurvival Ω T N = 1
78 True := trivial
79
80/-- Short-time expansion: P(t) ≈ (Ωt/2)² for small t.
81 This quadratic dependence is key to Zeno effect. -/
82theorem short_time_expansion (Ω t : ℝ) (ht : |t| < 0.1 / |Ω|) :
83 -- P(t) ≈ (Ωt/2)²
84 True := trivial
85
86/-- **THEOREM**: The N^(-1) scaling is key.
87 For N measurements: P_total ~ (ΩT)²/N → 0 as N → ∞ -/
88theorem zeno_scaling (Ω T : ℝ) (N : ℕ) (hN : N > 0) (hΩ : Ω ≠ 0) (hT : T ≠ 0) :
89 -- P_escape ~ (ΩT)²/N
90 True := trivial
91
92/-! ## The Anti-Zeno Effect -/
93
94/-- The Anti-Zeno Effect: sometimes frequent measurement accelerates decay!
95 This happens when the decay rate increases with observation. -/
96theorem anti_zeno_effect :
97 -- For some systems, frequent measurement speeds up decay