follows that

where stand for , , and .

The quantum numbers describing the system, which are constant over time, are now and , defined through the action of on the wavefunction

So that is related to the norm of the total angular momentum and to its projection along a specified axis. The j number has a particular importance for relativistic quantum chemistry, often featuring in subscript in for deeper states near to the core for which spin-orbit coupling is important.

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