Symbol u_α

The passage around this formula

…$X^\mu(u,\Sigma) = \frac{\int_\Sigma x^\mu\, T^{\alpha\beta}u_\alpha\, d\Sigma_\beta}{\int_\Sigma T^{\alpha\beta}u_\alpha\, d\Sigma_\beta}$. Every quantity here has a declared type. $T^{\alpha\beta}$ is an energy-momentum density, units of energy per volume; d$\Sigma_\beta$ is a directed three-volume element on $\Sigma$ , units of volume; $u_\alpha$ is dimensionless once normalized to $u^\mu$ $u_\mu$ = -1 ; $x^\mu$ is a spacetime coordinate, units of length. The factor $T^{\alpha\beta}$$u_\alpha$\, d$\Sigma_\beta$ appears in numerator and denominator identically and cancels completely, leaving $X^\mu$ with units of length — a genuine spacetime…

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