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Equation 64 · Part 1 · The Atlas That Refuses to Close

Symbol S

S\mathbf S
SS

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

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

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…RN\mathbf R_N this section began from — the second limiting case this atlas is required to pass, satisfied exactly rather than approximately, because the obstruction in both directions is literally proportional to S\mathbf S .

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