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2021-04-21: The NEW Warp Drive Possibilities

  • 13:55: Okay, onto today’s comments we’re covering two episodes - there’s the quantum Zeno effect and the recent result from Fermilab’s muon g-2 experiment.
  • 16:15: OK, onto the quantum Zeno Effect, and the idea that you can freeze a quantum system by observing it.
  • 16:54: For Flensdude the quantum Zeno effect reminds them of a poem composed by the Norse god Odin.
  • 17:54: ... Turner asks the real question: If the Quantum Zeno Effect plays a role in birds' ability to see magnetic fields, then according to ...

2021-03-23: Zeno's Paradox & The Quantum Zeno Effect

  • 01:15: ... its motion simply by looking at it, through the aptly named quantum Zeno effect. ...
  • 01:27: ... quantum Zeno effect predicts that certain quantum events - like the electrons moving between ...
  • 01:43: But first, let’s see if the Quantum Zeno Effect can save us from being shot by a quantum arrow.
  • 04:41: ... it and keep resetting it back again through the magic of the Quantum Zeno Effect. ...
  • 05:23: ... radioactive decay, even chemical reactions The basic idea of the quantum Zeno effect was first proposed by Alan Turing, but it got a full theoretical ...
  • 07:02: ... quantum arrows and presumably also electron transitions via the Quantum Zeno Effect. ...
  • 07:47: ... studies have claimed successful observation of the quantum Zeno effect, including various studies of atomic energy levels, as well as the ...
  • 08:02: ... even been proposed that the quantum Zeno effect plays a role in the photochemical reactions that give birds their ...
  • 08:13: Quantum Zeno effect verified?
  • 08:29: ... that it’s not the abstract act of measurement that causes the quantum Zeno effect, but rather it’s a physical consequence of interacting with the ...
  • 09:30: ... proved that it’s perturbation, not measurement, that causes the quantum Zeno effect by demonstrating that with the right type of “jiggling” a quantum ...
  • 10:38: ... to get a full quantum Zeno effect - a perfect freezing of your electron or quantum arrow - you need to ...
  • 11:04: Obviously we’ve talked about decoherence and many worlds before, but let’s talk about what the quantum Zeno effect looks like in this picture.
  • 12:05: The quantum Zeno effect appears to be very real - but its interpretation is still hotly debated.

2021-01-12: What Happens During a Quantum Jump?

  • 10:47: They explain this non-instantaneous quantum transition in terms of something called the Quantum Zeno Effect.
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