# Quantum decay in a topological continuum

@article{Longhi2019QuantumDI,
title={Quantum decay in a topological continuum},
author={Stefano Longhi},
journal={Physical Review A},
year={2019}
}
• S. Longhi
• Published 9 August 2019
• Physics
• Physical Review A
The quantum mechanical decay of two or more overlapped resonances in a common continuum is largely influenced by Fano interference, leading to important phenomena such as the existence of bound states in the continuum, fractional decay and quiescent dynamics for single particle decay, and signature of particle statistics in the many-body quantum decay. An overlooked yet essential requirement to observe Fano interference is time reversal symmetry of the bath. Here we consider multilevel quantum…
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