{subscripts} are smaller characters appearing set slightly below the normal line.
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How to write 1, 2, … as a subscript to a letter?
I have two theta angles, one is \theta -1, other one is \theta -2. How can I write that properly? I want to give numbers to the thetas, putting the numbers at the bottom right end of the letter.
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2answers
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Problem with the subscripts of adjacent sums
I have a problem with the subscript under the sum,
\sum_{i \in X} \sum_{i \in \bar{X}}
for example gives the subscript at different heights for each sum. Does anyone know how to fix this?
4
votes
2answers
642 views
Problem formatting a subscript in math mode
$\nu_{\rm FWHM}$
prints FWHM too large. But when I try:
$\nu_{\mbox{\tiny FWHM}}$
the size is okay but the kerning looks wrong.
What is the best way to make a compact little FWHM subscript tag ...
3
votes
1answer
240 views
Subscript spacing in equation
I have a document, where I want to use $\tau_{ff}$. If this is rendered it looks like a space is inserted between the two f's. $\tau_{rl}$ looks fine ...
Where does this additional space come from ...
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votes
2answers
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Sub-/Superscripts in Headings/Normal Text [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to typeset subscript in usual text mode?
I sometimes want to typeset something simple like $N_2$ or $3^2$ in a Heading, other times in a paragraph of normal text.
I ...
2
votes
1answer
401 views
Index Exponent with LaTeX
Please, how can i write
C i,j
in LaTeX (i as an index and j an an exponent)?
I know just that:
C^j
C_i
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votes
1answer
92 views
Missing <sub> tags in tex4ht output
When processing a LaTeX source with tex4ht, I can't seem to reliably convert subscripts in text mode to <sub> tags in the HTML output. My only solution so far is to switch to math mode. But for ...
4
votes
1answer
260 views
Better looking nested subscripts and superscripts
I have a situation where I need to subscript a superscript in math mode (and actually, subscript that subscript in some cases). (Please don't waste time telling me to change my notation; this is the ...
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vote
1answer
237 views
Subscript of bigcap in Beamer [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Show inline math as if it were display math
I write \bigcap_{0 \leq k \leq n} in Beamer, the subscript 0 \leq k \leq n is shown on the right side of the \bigcap. Does ...
4
votes
1answer
135 views
Strange interaction between amsmath and setspace
Compiling the MWE below, you will observe in the output the following phenomenon (you may have to zoom in):
Comment amsmath out. Then, the spacing beteen lines is such that the subindex of the ...
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votes
1answer
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Boldface and subscripts in verbatim mode?
How do I create boldface and subscripts in verbatim mode? I've seen mention of a fancyvrb package that might be able to help. Can anyone provide working LaTeX code, either with or without fancyvrb?
3
votes
1answer
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How to put some special diagram in the subscript of a letter?
I'm a newer by using Latex. I don't know how to code the following equation. Can you give me some helpful suggestions?
_____ ______
| |
|___ |____ ...
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votes
1answer
271 views
Problematic space between S and its subscript
Though I have solved this problem, I still want to hear the LaTeX community on this point. I also need to know if I have misunderstood anything, or if my fix is wrong.
I have the following ...
15
votes
3answers
651 views
Underscore in textmode vs mathmode
I use _ character often in text mode, so I changed category of underscore: \catcode\_=12, but that applies also to mathmode and now I'm unable to make subscripts with underscore in mathmode. Is there ...
3
votes
2answers
223 views
ignore subscripts or hide subscripts
Is there a way to define a command in a way, that a possible subsequent subscript is hidden? something like
\newcommand{\mycommand}[1]{#1\nosubscript}
analogously to math operators and \limit if i ...
0
votes
0answers
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Problem with the subscript of the summation sign written in the text [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to stack limits for maths operators?
The following is the text having summation sign
$\sum_{a,b}$ replacing $\sum_{a=1}^n\sum_{a=1,~b\neq a}^{n}$
that is within ...
2
votes
1answer
171 views
Formula in displaystyle but operator limit in normal subscript position [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Show inline math as if it were display math
I have a formula in an equation environmente i.e., in a display style modality.
Moreover, since I have to enumerate an ...
5
votes
3answers
1k views
how to make subscripts automatically choose font size
Would it be possible to make subscripts in math mode automatically choose a smaller font when a subscript is in uppercase?
E.g., if I have sA, the "A" would appear quite big. Is it possible to tell ...
5
votes
3answers
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Parenthesis size and white space in equation with long subscripts
I'm writing an equation which contains a relatively long subscritps under a summation, which is just next to a bracket. The code is the following
$$\mu_j=\E(X_j)=\E\left(
\sum_{i\in ...
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vote
1answer
77 views
How to avoid sub-stacks being squeezed onto the baseline?
I'm using XeLaTeX on Linux (just to pre-empt any questions about that...)
I think my question is best described with this Picture:
As you can see in the red circles, the n \to \infty line got ...
8
votes
2answers
173 views
typesetting 2 line conditions over which is summed
I am trying to typeset the formula below in a way that m_j=m_i and z_j=z_i have the same scriptsize, the = are aligned, and j: is before both, larger and with vertical position between the lines. How ...
2
votes
1answer
327 views
Using \emph and a subscript
How would I go about adding a subscript to a symbol I'm defining from an equation.
For example I have an equation
E_m = \alpha_m x + y
How can I then do something like \emph \alpha\textsubscript{m}
...
4
votes
2answers
128 views
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 ...
5
votes
1answer
351 views
Squeeze superscripts and subscripts around bracketed expressions in display math
Consider a bracketed term in display math, like this.
Is there any way to squeeze the space between the super/sub-scripts and the bracketed term? e.g.
where I've modified the image to create the ...
3
votes
1answer
340 views
starred version of \DeclareMathOperator not working
I am using Kile as my latex editor. I have defined a star for DeclareMathOperator but it does show the behavior of \limits, the subscript appears only in the sides rather than below. But using maptop ...
5
votes
2answers
546 views
Subscript vertical position dependent on presence of superscript - how to change? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Subscripts for primed variables
If I have a variable which is always subscripted but only sometimes superscripted, the vertical position of the subscript varies. For ...
2
votes
1answer
284 views
Subdepth subscripts not aligned
I was under the impression that the subdepth package would even out the depth of subscripts, but I just tried the following code in which the subscripts are not "aligned":
\documentclass{article}
...
5
votes
0answers
342 views
How to lower the superscripts (and raise the subscripts) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
tex4ht problems with footnotes
I am preparing a document using XeLaTeX, unicode-math and Asana Math OTF (turned on by \setmathfont{Asana-Math.otf}). I've noticed that ...
8
votes
1answer
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\vec{p_{\bar p}} renders strangely
When I do:
\vec{p_{\bar p}}
I get:
instead of
with the \vec shifted over a bit. Why does this happen?
(Also, \vec{\mbox{p_{\bar p}}} renders identically, even though \mbox{p_{\bar p}} looks ...
5
votes
1answer
263 views
Redefine the default depth of superscript and subscript document-wide
The behavior of subscript and supscript operator _ and ^ is like a blackbox to me, I am curious if I could redefine the behavior of them globally for a document.
I searched the forum and found ...
5
votes
1answer
227 views
special symbol for matrix index l
In the following image there are two different styles used for matrix index l. The first one is the default one. How can one get the second one?
The code is for the first equation is
...
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votes
2answers
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Placement of subscripts using unicode-math. Is it XeTeX bug?
I don't like placement of subsripts when using unicode math fonts under XeLaTeX. In contrast to CM fonts the subscripts are placed at different vertical positions obviously depending on the depth of ...
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vote
1answer
156 views
A macro which is similiar to \prescript but it can be used in text mode
How to define a macro, say \pretextsuperscript, to get a presuperscript ahead a word in text mode?
Just simply write \textsuperscript{2}hormone and \textsuperscript{2}population is incorrect. Why say ...
3
votes
2answers
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Writing a limit so that the subscript goes directly underneath
When I write $\lim_{x \rightarrow p} f(x) = q$, the subscript x \rightarrow p appears to the right of the limit, instead of directly underneath it.
When I try $\displaystyle \lim_{x \rightarrow p} ...
9
votes
1answer
395 views
Removing extra space with \pmod command
When using the \pmod command as a subscript to a sum, I often encounter some extra unwanted space. For example, writing
\[ \sum_{n \equiv 1 \pmod{k}} ... \]
produces the following image:
Does ...
10
votes
1answer
3k views
Double Subscript for Subsequences
What's the best way to write subsequences? $x_n_i$ gives an error, while $x_{n_{i}}$ works, but it just looks like $x_{ni}$ (the i isn't lowered enough below the n)...
11
votes
4answers
499 views
Multiple tensor indices with breqn package
When I try to use the tensor style file to create multiple tensor indices with the breqn style file, I run into the following problem shown in this (minimal) code:
\documentclass{article}
...
9
votes
1answer
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Is there an “underscript” command?
Is there a way to do underscripts? By "underscript" I mean a small font underneath the text object like limits or sums have. I don't want it to behave like a math operator though, where it is typeset ...
3
votes
1answer
416 views
Defining a newcommand with sub- or superscript and avoiding “double subscript” error
I often use shortcuts defined via \newcommand. However sometimes it causes a "double subscript" problem if a shortcut contains a subscript and I try to add one more subscript when using it.
I am ...
4
votes
2answers
431 views
Italic/slanted math font and kerning
I'd like to write a macro for typesetting slanted letters in bold for highlighting vectors. I've used this implemenation:
\newcommand\vect[1]{\text{\bfseries\sffamily\slshape#1\/}}
But I've run ...
2
votes
1answer
151 views
relative hspace in newcommand
I'm trying to create a symbol of a gray triangle with a black border. I managed to do so using:
\newcommand{\factor}{{\color{gray} \blacktriangledown}\hspace{-1.6ex}\triangledown}
However, the two ...
8
votes
5answers
3k views
How to properly subscript in a superscripted fraction?
the title says it all. It attached a MWE to display the different relative sizes of a subscript within a normal fraction and a superscripted fraction. As you can see, in the superscripted fraction the ...
14
votes
4answers
3k views
How to typeset indices before a symbol?
I know how to write a usual index with the help of the underscore, but I seem to be unable to find out how to write an (upper/lower) index in front of a letter/text.
These kind of indices are common ...
5
votes
1answer
1k views
Writing (mixed) tensors
Does anybody know about a specific package for handling tensors? Consider, for example, a contraction of the type
...
8
votes
2answers
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How do I get references in subscripts to be the right size when compiling to dvi with hyperref?
(Having investigated the original question, I'm taking the liberty of re-writing it as I've found a MWE and so isolated the problem, but I don't know a solution. Andrew Stacey.)
The scenario is as ...
6
votes
1answer
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Weird font/spacing issue with LuaTeX & Asana Math
Trying to use LuaTeX font support in some big document, everything went fine except a little glitch with Asana Math font. Here is the issue:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
...
5
votes
1answer
167 views
Redefine underscore on a per command basis.
Is it possible to redefine the underscore while within a particular command only? This is somewhat related to: Redefine underscore to produce roman subscript
I would like:
\mycmd --> S
...
4
votes
2answers
390 views
sub- and superscripting together in text mode
I want to use sub- and superscript together in text mode.
I've found this macro to solve the problem
\def\textsubsuperscript#1#2{\rlap{\textsubscript{#1}}\textsuperscript{#2}}
But it doesn't works ...
6
votes
1answer
162 views
Uneven subscripts. [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Supremum of the infimum
Is there a way to make the subscripts appear evenly in the following code: \sup_{a\in A}\inf_{b\in B}?
That is, so that a\in A doesn't appear ...
0
votes
4answers
487 views
How to prevent adding subscript from italicizing the text thereafter?
When I try to add subscript(I write O_L and O_R to denote left and right ) in my text all the text after that becomes italicized. Any ideas what might be causing this?
