experimentalHistory
plain-language theorem explainer
experimentalHistory supplies a four-entry timeline of quantum Zeno effect observations, from the 1977 naming by Misra and Sudarshan through the 2006 photon tunneling result. A theorist deriving state preservation from ledger actualization would reference the list to tie Recognition Science predictions to reported high-fidelity measurements. The definition is a direct list literal with an attached comment on >99% preservation under repeated actualizations.
Claim. The experimental history is the list containing the strings ``1977: Misra and Sudarshan name the effect'', ``1989: Itano et al. observe in trapped ions (NIST)'', ``2001: BEC observation'', and ``2006: Photon tunneling suppression''.
background
The Quantum.ZenoEffect module derives the Zeno effect from ledger actualization: each measurement commits a ledger entry that resets the system, while evolution between measurements remains probabilistic. The core mechanism uses the transition probability $P(t) = sin^2(Ωt/2)$ and shows that $N$ measurements in time $T$ drive the final transition probability to zero as $N$ grows. Upstream results supply supporting discrete state types, including the 2D Galerkin state from fluid models and the finite vorticity field on a lattice window, together with spectral peak definitions from asteroid spectroscopy and experimental measurement lists from the Weinberg angle.
proof idea
The definition is a direct list literal of four historical strings; no lemmas are applied and no tactics are used.
why it matters
The definition anchors the module's theoretical claims, such as zeno_from_ledger_actualization and quantum_zeno_effect, to concrete experimental milestones listed in the DOC_COMMENT. It supports the module's target of deriving QZE from Recognition Science ledger structure and the eight-tick octave framework by documenting the high-fidelity state preservation that the ledger actualization mechanism predicts. No open scaffolding is closed here; the entry simply records the empirical record.
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