Equation 24 · The Clock That Comes Back Wrong by Exactly Its Mass
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Symbol T
T is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol b
b is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.
Symbol G
G is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol v
v 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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Represent the loop on a Hilbert space. A spatial translation by is the unitary T()= , built from the momentum operator ; a Galilei boost by is G()= , built from the boost generator . The classical loop is T()G()T(-)G(-)= . The operator loop is not automatically the identity, because and need not commute as operators even when translations and boosts commute as group elements.
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