{amsmath} is a package provided by AMS that enhances LaTeX's mathematical typesetting capabilities in various ways.
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Patch newline (\\) in math environment using amsmath
I want to patch the newline command \\ in an align environment provided by amsmath. The patched version should execute some custom code and finally call the original definition, like in the following ...
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Bad math environment delimiter: ntheorem with thmmarks, Display math and split
Using a combination of \usepackage[amsmath,thmmarks]{ntheorem}, display math enclosed in \[ \] and a \begin{split} environment inside it, pdflatex freaks out completely:
! LaTeX Error: Bad math ...
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Understanding ext@arrows
I don't quite understand how \ext@arrow of amsmath is working. When I look at the code, its functionality seems straight forward to me at the first glance.
\def\ext@arrow#1#2#3#4#5#6#7{%
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Typesetting a pattern matching equation
I want to typeset an equation for a paper. In the field of computer science we can define an equation that depends upon the form of one of it's arguments. I want to typeset this with LaTeX & ...
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Force printing of parentheses around a single character in math mode [closed]
Although this is not strictly mathematical notation, I would like to denote an object with a calligraphy capital T and subscript non-italic P. I have this:
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Comma delimiter in pmatrix environment (for row vectors)
Is there a way to have a pmatrix environment from amsmath use non-whitespace delimiters such as a comma? I am mainly asking, because I would like to make a row vector this way. I take it, there are ...
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Need help with enumerated list with display math
I have an enumerated list from a Proposition and would like to put this into display math style (so the subscripts on the union and intersection symbols are below not beside those symbols) and keep ...
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Intermittent bug: Equation shifts to the left along with number [closed]
I have an issue with an equation in my latex intermittently shifting to the left. It is really sensitive to the layout of the page in general -- which means that I can't get a truly minimal working ...
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Is it possible to typeset text inside math without amsmath?
Is it possible to typeset text properly inside math without amsmath?
Typically I typeset short text using mathrm, or text (amsmath) within equation:
$M_\mathrm{effective mass}$
$M_\text{effective ...
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Interference between amsmath and ntheorem
I am having some problems that `seem' to me to be a conflict between amsmath and ntheorem. Here is a MWE:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{report}
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showonlyrefs and cleveref
This question led to a new package:
autonum
I know that cleveref is not compatible with showonlyrefs as it says in the cleveref manual. But I have a book-length document that depends on ...
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Error in amsmath as primitive \eqno no longer primitive [closed]
I am trying to typeset (with XeLaTeX) a simple Tufte-LaTeX example (http://tufte-latex.googlecode.com/files/Week5Lecture.tex) and getting an error message like the following:
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error related to amsmath with latex but not pdflatex [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I see why a file isn't compiling somewhere else, if it does in my machine?
I am getting a bunch of
! Incompatible list cannot be unboxed
resulting from ...
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Hyperref jumps to the wrong equation if the equation has a \tag and cleveref is used
The problem
I'm writing a document where all of my equations are labeled, not by numbers, but by names, which I provide with amsmath's \tag command. I also use cleveref for ease of ...
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Vertical Spacing within align environment accounting for fractions
The default vertical spacing within an align environment seems very tight when there are fractions in the lines.
I am aware of three manual tweaks that can be applied:
Adjust the value \jot.
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How to make the amsxtra \accentedsymbol work with subscripts etc.?
The amsxtra package provides the \accentedsymbol command which typesets the argument and stores the result. This can speed up LaTeX compilation significantly if lots of accents etc. are used ...
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Tagging under an equation using underbrace
I would like to tag two parts of a huge equation using underbraces (and call them, say term A and term B). Later in the text, I want to talk about term A and term B. Is there a way to tag and label ...
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How to align equations when some inside are gathered
I have a set of equations where some are coupled with a brace and some text. I want all the equations aligned. Something like the following ASCII art:
S = LR
L = Ls \
| for s in {a, b}
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Centering in the \align* environment
I'm using the \align* environment from the amsmath package. How can I center one of the lines inside the environment?
In the following example, I want to the \vdots to be centered, instead of ...
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Aligning sub-equations within align
Update:
How do I align both the \sum signs and the = signs in the last two equations? I have updated the picture.
Original Question:
When I use the following code:
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
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Multi-line brackets in align [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make \left, \right pairs of delimiter work over multiple lines?
The following code (from the official User's Guide for the amsmath Package) works:
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unicode-math and amsmath incompatible
When I compile the following mwe with xelatex, I am told:
ERROR: LaTeX Error: Command \dddot already defined.
--- TeX said ---
Or name \end... illegal, see p.192 of the manual.
l.571 ...
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Interaction between \hdotsfor and colortbl: Bug/Feature?
When using package colortbl, the command \hdotsfor fails (partially), leaving too much white space before and after the dotted part. The mwe
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{colortbl}
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Equation tags in lining numerals
This is a follow-up to this question; I'd like also the tags (typeset by the \tag command) to be in lining numerals. However, inspecting the definition of \tag in amsmath didn't reveal too much to me ...
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Lost labels using intertext with varioref and hyperref
I have a problem using \intertext together with \vref when hyperref is also used. Consider the following minimal example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath, varioref}
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Footnote from intertext
I want to be able to send footnotes from intertexts I use within align. Is there an easy way to accomplish this (say using a package)?
For example,
I am a little teapot
\begin{align}
this ...
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Access every cell of amsmath's align environment
I'd like to create an environment that basically behaves like amsmath's (v. 2.13) align environment, i.e. line numbering, \label, \tag, \intertext ... are available.
Since I don't want to reinvent ...
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Copy-able Matrix/Grid
I have grid-formatted data:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 7 9
I'd like to display this as above in a LaTeX document compiled with pdfLaTeX.
I've thought about using the TikZ Matrix library and the AMSMath Matrix ...
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empheq conflict with ntheorem?
I am trying to use the empheq package as indicated here. But I am seeing some problems with where the tags to the equations are placed, since my document also uses the ntheorem package. (Remark: the ...
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A set of equations, vertically aligned, individually tagged, with subequations, and separate label
Can the following be achieved using just amsmath and mathtools? (If not, what other tools do I need?)
I have a collection of equations
\begin{align}
A &= B \\
C &= D \\
E &= F
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How to set equation numbers in lining numerals?
I'm using XeLaTeX with Linux Libertine (using fontspec) and oldstyle numbers. I'd like, however, to set equation numbers (using amsmath's \eqref) in lining numbers. This does not work:
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Using \gather and \align together
I'm very picky regarding alignment inside my proofs. What's frustrating me right now is that I have some lines that I want to be center-aligned (using \begin{gather}) and others that I wish to align ...
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Argument of align has an extra '}'
Okay, this was compiling just fine yesterday. I've since been making some changes, and now get the following error:
! Argument of \align has an extra }.
<inserted text>
\par
l.85 f(t) = ...
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error while using amsmath package
I try to run this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\renewcommand\thesection{\arabic{section}.}
\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\section}{
\@startsection
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Is there an equivalent to \ddot for MnSymbol?
In my bibtex file (in Jabref) I have several authors that require an umlaut. I was using \ddot which was doing the trick. Unfortunately I've needed to load some other symbols from MnSymbol that ...
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Amsbook: Theoremstyles definition and remark identical?
If I understand the documentation of the AMS classes correctly, then a theorem in the style "plain" should have bold heading and italic body text, in the style "definition", there should be bold ...
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Varying number of columns in multi-equation environment
Consider the following document:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\newcommand{\expr}[1]{\begin{pmatrix}x_#1\\y_#1\end{pmatrix}}
\begin{document}
\begin{equation}
c = a \cdot b
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Putting equations in \intertext to annotate a proof
I'm trying to typeset a proof with Latex. When I do proofs, I like to alternate between a line of text, to explain each step, and the resulting equation. I also like to have the equations align at the ...
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How to do grid typesetting with amsmath?
Following the advice in the answer to this question, I did set a huge negative \lineskiplimit. However, it turned out that align got quite upset about this. So my question is: what would you ...
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Can anyone explain why setting \lineskiplimit breaks align?
OK, so this is a follow-up to one of my previous questions:
If you uncomment the \lineskiplimit line, LaTeX goes crazy. Why? Does anyone have an idea how to fix it (without manually changing ...
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Commutative diagram with parallel arrows in opposite direction
I have a diagram of the following form, written with the package amscd:
\begin{align*}
\begin{CD}
W @>\phi>> X \\
@V{a}V{b}V @V{c}V{d}V \\
Y @>\phi>> Z \\
\end{CD}
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Equation environment for centered, equally-spaced columns of expressions
I want a environment for displaying rows and columns of mathematical expressions, such that the contents of each column is centered, and the columns are equally spaced. Rows must have optional ...
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Are \choose and \align incompatible?
I ran across a strange warning when trying to use the math command \choose inside the amsmath package's \align* environment:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
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Using \leftroot{}, \uproot{} with closed square root symbol
As mentioned in this answer to Nice-looking p-th roots the amsmath package provides \leftroot{} and \uproot{} which allow you to move the position of the root to the left, and up in small increments. ...
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Aligning equations with text with alignat
I'm trying to add this expression to my work:
I understand that the best way to achieve this is using the alignat environment within the amsmath package, so I tried the following:
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QED symbol in a custom theorem environment
I have created my own theorem environment like this
\newtheoremstyle{mythmstyle}{}{}{}{}{\scshape}{.}{ }{}
\theoremstyle{mythmstyle} \newtheorem{mythm}{Theorem}
How do I add the QED symbol (the ...
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too many math alphabets used in version bold (can't find a solution)
I know this is a common problem, but I searched for a solution and can't find one.
I tried to play with bmmax/hmmax but it does not help.
Below is the minimum part of the code to reproduce the ...
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What's the difference between \mathrm and \operatorname?
I apparently can't see the difference in a compilation (pdflatex) between \mathrm and \operatorname. So, as in the title the question is: is there a difference? Which one is preferable in what ...
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Using a math operator inside a 'cases' environment
When I do this:
\begin{equation}
b_i =
\begin{cases}
arg \min_{\forall p \in B} d(a_i, p) & \text{if } d(a_i, b_i) < D_{max}
\\
\text{undefined} & \text{otherwise}
\end{cases}
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Independent labelling of lines in a `cases` environment [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Separate labels in cases
I am looking for a way to number and references independently individual lines in a cases environment.
Here is an example:
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