Equation 30 · The Atlas That Refuses to Close
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Symbol J^munu
unu is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
superscript
A raised number can be a power. When it is a label or bound, it selects a case or the upper limit of a sum; the formula’s structure distinguishes these uses.
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The scale that answer is measured against is fixed entirely by the body itself. For a system of total mass M and spin angular momentum of magnitude || — the part of left over once the orbital piece is subtracted — define
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