KJW Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 22 hours ago, geordief said: Is it possible for the rate of nuclear decay to be any way affected by external circumstances? There is the quantum Zeno effect where the rate of decay is affected by the frequency of measurement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 2 hours ago, KJW said: There is the quantum Zeno effect where the rate of decay is affected by the frequency of measurement. Has that ever been observed in nuclear decay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJW Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 35 minutes ago, swansont said: Has that ever been observed in nuclear decay? I don't know. I assume the quantum Zeno effect to be quite general. I have even simulated the effect on an Excel spreadsheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, KJW said: I don't know. I assume the quantum Zeno effect to be quite general. I have even simulated the effect on an Excel spreadsheet. I’ve only seen it in terms of atomic de-excitation and tunneling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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