Are there Floquet quanta?

The Zeldovich hypothesis is revised and the meaning of quasi-energy spectra is discussed. The observation of Floquet resonance for micro-objects in quickly oscillating external fields might bring new information about the time scale of hypothetical quantum jumps.

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Published in:Physics letters. A 1998-12, Vol.249 (5), p.369-375
Main Authors: Delgado, Francisco C., Mielnik, Bogdan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Zeldovich hypothesis is revised and the meaning of quasi-energy spectra is discussed. The observation of Floquet resonance for micro-objects in quickly oscillating external fields might bring new information about the time scale of hypothetical quantum jumps.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00777-4