Equation 17 · A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation
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Symbol g
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Choose a declared laboratory frame L only as a temporary coordinate system. Let be the rotor’s orientation relative to L . A covariant family of rotor states can be written . This is a definition. e is the identity orientation, is a unitary representation of G , and is the chosen fiducial state. Nothing in the equation makes g absolute. Changing the reference frame by h changes the coordinate label and representation together.
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