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Equation 8 · Part 1 · The Corner of the Equivalence Principle No Experiment Has Touched

Symbol eta_cl

ηcl\eta_{cl}
ηcl\eta_{cl}

What this part means

an ordinary number, the same for every state — MICROSCOPE’s slot.

Its job in the formula

etaca_cl is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Where the article explains it

ηcl\eta_{cl} is an ordinary number, the same for every state — MICROSCOPE’s slot.

The passage around this formula

ηcl\eta_{cl} is an ordinary number, the same for every state — MICROSCOPE’s slot. η^diag\hat\eta_{diag} is diagonal in the internal energy basis: it can make a clock in one internal state fall differently from the same species in another, which is what a clock-redshift test or a test comparing atoms prepared…

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