ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Supermomentum

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Supermomentum is a noun meaning (physics) the conserved charges associated with BMS supertranslations at null infinity.

Meaning

(physics) the conserved charges associated with BMS supertranslations at null infinity.

Example Sentences

The supermomentum charges are associated with ordinary gravitational wave memory, and the super center-of-mass charges are associated with total (ordinary plus null) gravitational wave memory, in the terminology of Bieri and Garfinkle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include moment, momentum, quasimomentum, pseudomomentum, momenergy, four-momentum.

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