include accents in bibtex file

Question

How would I include the following name into a Bibtex document:

J\ddot{a}rvinen

This returns an error saying that you cannot use mathmode in this file. How would I alter this?

Mico · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-16 14:16:57Z

up vote 4 down vote accepted

\ddot is the math mode accent and can't be used in text (unrelated to bibtex) for text you want \"{a} -- or, better for bibtex, {\"a}.

edited Sep 16 '12 at 14:16

Mico
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answered Sep 16 '12 at 13:09

David Carlisle
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	Is there a reference sheet for these? – Kate Sep 16 '12 at 13:37
	any latex manual should have this eg table 2.2 in the "not so short introduction to latex" (`texdoc lshort` in many didtributions) – David Carlisle Sep 16 '12 at 13:40

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