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Equation 30 · Part 2 · The Atlas That Refuses to Close

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JμνJ^{\mu\nu}
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What this part means

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.

Its job in the formula

A raised mark can be a power or an index. Its position and the surrounding notation determine which.

The passage around this formula

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 |S\mathbf S| — the part of JμνJ^{\mu\nu} left over once the orbital piece is subtracted — define

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Learn the underlying idea

An exponent tells how a base is used in multiplication. In x³, x is the base and 3 is the exponent: x³ = x × x × x.

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