Equation 11 · Part 2 · A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
Symbol O
What this part means
O is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
O is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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The passage around this formula
Let G be a compact group. For a full spatial orientation one may choose SO(3) ; for a single direction carried by a spin-coherent state the parameter space is the sphere , equivalently the quotient SO(3)/SO(2) . That distinction is not cosmetic. A spin pointing along does not encode rotation about , so it cannot specify a full triad.
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A function assigns an output to each allowed input. The expression f(x) means “apply f to x”.
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