Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
A medley of quantum wave packet animations from our YouTube channel and Twitter account twitter.com/quant_phys
A medley of quantum wave packet animations from our YouTube channel and Twitter account twitter.com/quant_phys



![Quantum Zeno Effect [QBE Ep. 4]
Episode 4 of Quantum on the Back of an Envelope [QBE].
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In this episode of Quantum on the Back of an Envelope, we explore how frequent observations more precisely, projective measurements can dramatically alter the time evolution of a quantum system, and in some cases even freeze it altogether. This fascinating phenomenon is known as the quantum Zeno effect. Quantum Zeno Effect [QBE Ep. 4]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lgYDb7gKhKM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Spontaneous Singularities [QBE Ep. 1]
Episode 1 of Quantum on the Back of an Envelope [QBE].
🔗 Watch the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIGRVb L3EpDzApE5EnAOYyTAyagvi1W
In this first episode of Quantum on the Back of an Envelope, we explore an unexpected phenomenon in quantum mechanics: how a perfectly smooth wave function, evolving under the Schrödinger equation, can spontaneously develop a singularity over time. Spontaneous Singularities [QBE Ep. 1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oNhus9iAyys/mqdefault.jpg)





