Equation 46 · 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.
=
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
using only W = I . So = - = 0 , identically, as an operator, for every unitary W and every . This is not a limit, an approximation, or a property of some special state; it is an algebraic identity that holds before any state is chosen at all.
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