Periodic Spontaneous Collapse and Revival in a Simple Quantum Model

J. H. Eberly; N. B. Narozhny; J. J. Sanchez-Mondragon

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.44.1323

Periodic Spontaneous Collapse and Revival in a Simple Quantum Model

J. H. Eberly, N. B. Narozhny, and J. J. Sanchez-Mondragon

Phys. Rev. Lett. 44, 1323 – Published 19 May 1980

Abstract

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.