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Equation 122 · The Entry a Relabeling Cannot Write

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Δframe(t):=iℏ⟨U˙(t)U(t)†⟩\Delta_{\rm frame}(t) := i\hbar\langle\dot U(t) U(t)^\dagger\rangle

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Inputs and operationsihbarlangledot U(t) U(t)^daggerrangle
Result or conditionDelta_rm frame(t) :
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Δframe\Delta_{\rm frame}

Symbol Delta_rm frame

Deltara_rm frame is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.

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tt

Symbol t

t is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.

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ii

Symbol i

i is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.

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U˙\dot U

Symbol dot U

dot U has a dot, marking the rate of change of the underlying indexed quantity with respect to the article’s time variable.

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UU

Symbol U

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=

=

The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.

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subscript

subscript

The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

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so the operator that actually generates |ψ\psi'(t)⟩\rangle ’s evolution is Hc(t)H_c(t) := UHfH_fU†U^\dagger + iℏ\hbarU˙\dot U U†U^\dagger , not the bare conjugate UHfH_fU†U^\dagger alone. The extra piece, iℏ\hbarU˙\dot U U†U^\dagger , is Hermitian — differentiating UU†U^\dagger = I gives U˙\dot U U†U^\dagger = -UU˙†\dot U^\dagger , so (iℏ\hbarU˙\dot U U†U^\dagger)^†\dagger = -iℏ\hbar UU˙†\dot U^\dagger = iℏ\hbar U˙\dot U U†U^\dagger — and it carries units of energy, ℏ\hbar times a rate. Call its expectation value the frame’s inertial term, Δframe(t)\Delta_{\rm frame}(t) := iℏ\hbar⟨\langleU˙(t)\dot U(t) U(t)^†\dagger⟩\rangle .

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