Equation 123 · The Entry a Relabeling Cannot Write
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Symbol H_f
is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol omega_0
omeg is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
Symbol sigma_z
sigm is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
=
The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.
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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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A single case makes the term concrete and ties it to a result nearly a century old. Let = (/2) , a spin precessing about a static field at its Larmor frequency, and let U(t) = describe a frame rotating about the same axis at rate . Since U(t) is built entirely from , it commutes with , so U = exactly and the bare conjugate is unchanged by the relabeling. But = i/2 exactly, giving
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