Maximizing Nonclassicality of Massive Objects via Quantum Zeno Effect

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.13942v1
• Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:30:17 GMT
• Title: Maximizing Nonclassicality of Massive Objects via Quantum Zeno Effect
• Abstract summary: We invoke the Quantum Zeno Effect (QZE) for achieving a tunable amplification of an inherently nonclassical quantum disturbance induced by any measurement.<n>Our analysis shows that such amplification, suitably quantified in terms of a testable witness, remains appreciably observable even in the realistic regimes of optomechanical damping.
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• Abstract: For testing quantum mechanics in the macroscopic domain, a major challenge is to devise effective means for enhancing the observable nonclassical signatures despite the ubiquitous presence of environmental decoherence. Toward this goal, we invoke the Quantum Zeno Effect (QZE) for achieving a tunable amplification of an inherently nonclassical quantum disturbance induced by any measurement. Such an enhancement of otherwise small and decoherence-suppressed nonclassicality can arise from the cumulative quantum disturbances generated by repetitive measurements, with the tunability of amplification controlled by the number of measurements. To evidence this, we formulate a testable loophole-free scheme using a massive oscillator, where the system preparation requires trapping and ground-state cooling of a massive object. The required measurements can be realized through a beam-splitter-type interaction between the mechanical oscillator and an optical field, followed by photon detection. Our analysis shows that such amplification, suitably quantified in terms of a testable witness, remains appreciably observable even in the realistic regimes of optomechanical damping, and for sufficiently large masses, thus enabling the demonstration of QZE in the macroscopic domain.

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