Equation 3 · Part 1 · The Oldest Quantum-Gravity Experiment Is a Neutron Falling
Symbol n
What this part means
n is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
n is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol n→Article meaning
The passage around this formula
where is the n -th negative zero of the Airy function — 2.338, 4.088, 5.521, 6.787, and so on — and the mass has been split deliberately into a gravitational piece , which sets how hard the potential pulls, and an inertial piece , which sets how the wavefunction spreads in response. Nesvizhevsky and…
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