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The effect of measurements of collective observables of N-atom systems on the single bosonic atom in the system is derived and an interpretation of the resulting projective dynamics of the single atom is given.
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Wallentowitz, S. (2003). Effect of measurements of collective observables on a single atom. In: Bigelow, N.P., Eberly, J.H., Stroud, C.R., Walmsley, I.A. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8907-9_48
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