Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

Quantum decay and the Mandelstam-Tamm-energy inequality

Krishnendu Bhattacharyya

Published Sep 11, 1983• 220 citations

Abstract

The Mandelstam-Tamm time-energy inequality is exploited to obtain a transparent expression of the lifetime-energy uncertainty relation for decaying quantum systems along with some useful features of the quantum non-decay probability.

DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/16/13/021

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