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The statistical properties of a single quantum object and an ensemble of independent such objects are considered in detail for two-level systems. Computer simulations of dynamic zero-point quantum fluctuations for a single quantum object are reported and compared with analytic solutions for the ensemble case.
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Ralph, J.F., Clark, T.D., Prance, H. et al. Solutions of the Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation for a Two-State System. Foundations of Physics 28, 1271–1282 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018822809439
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018822809439