Equation 21 · The Entry a Relabeling Cannot Write
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Symbol D_Lambda
ambda is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol H_f
is one of the signed contributions combined to compute the quantity on the left.
Symbol H_c
wrong, does not touch the total energy of any closed system, and does not by itself explain where a nonzero reading comes from.
=
The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.
See an illustrated explanation →subtraction
Subtract the following term or group from the preceding one. A leading minus marks a negative quantity.
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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What the article says around this equation
That pullback is the object this article is built around: . is Hermitian on — a positive, unital map applied to a self-adjoint input stays self-adjoint — and it carries units of energy, since both terms do. Its state-dependent reading,
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