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The many scientific meanings of superscript plus (TeX: {?}^+)

General form: base-superscript-+

meaning TeX field source
Math
Natural numbers from 1 \mathcal{N}^+ number theory wiki:Natural number
positive semi-orbit O^+, \gamma_{x}^{+} dynamical systems paper, wiki:Orbit
moduli space of trajectories M^+ Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
orthogonal decomposition into eigenspace S^+ Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
self-dual 2-forms on X \Lambda^+ X Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
Dirac operator D_A^+ Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
positive spectral subspace H^+ Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
“oriented” Grassmannian \mathrm{Gr}^+ Symplectic Geometry arxiv:1311.0547 example 3.5
tends to positive side of 0 \rightarrow 0^+ analysis of PDEs arxiv:1512.02944, eq 41, 42
space of distributions / linear algebra K^+ distributional methods DLMF:2.6.37
Physics
x of outer horizon x^+ High Energy Physics arXiv:1311.3966, eq 5.4
positron / anti-electron e^+, \beta^+ Particle Physics wiki:Positron
the projector pair (P^-,P^+) is a "gap" P^+ nuclear experiment arXiv:0708.1493, eq 1
RPA eigenmode operators O_\lambda^+ nuclear experiment arXiv:0708.1493, eq 3
quantum number 1^+ quantum mechanics wiki:Q-number
Chemistry
positive ion \mathrm{Na}^+ chemistry wiki:Ion
Biology
wild-type marker gene w^+ fly genetics Drosophila Primer
Computer Science
set of non-empty finite words over alphabet Sigma \Sigma^+ Formal languages arxiv:0901.1397
notation alias for custom proposition \rightarrow^+ Logic in Computer Science arxiv:cs0208033
Economics
absolute value notation E[(S-K)^+] Pricing of Securities arXiv:1302.5548, pre section 2

Related subscripts found in passing

meaning TeX field source
outer horizon r_+ High Energy Physics arxiv:1706.03430, eq 2.3
integer variable l_+ symplectic geometry arxiv:1311.0547, eq 3.1
smooth lift \mathfrak{U}_+ Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
submanifold [ \mathfrak{C}_+ ] Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
map \mathrm{ev}_+ Geometric Topology arxiv:1404.4561
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