This paper predicts a trend in a purely quantum mechanical setting. It is known that measurements of two-level quantum systems can cause their relaxation to either speed-up (the anti-Zeno effect) or slow-down (the Zeno effect). But this paper finds that the former effect is associated with a decrease in the entropy and temperature of the system and the bath, while the latter effect results in heating and higher entropy. This behaviour is contrary to standard thermodynamical rules.
- Noam Erez
- Goren Gordon
- Gershon Kurizki
