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Multiple indices (was: Derivatives in math mode)


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  • From: Norbert Nemec <address@hidden>
  • To: address@hidden
  • Subject: Multiple indices (was: Derivatives in math mode)
  • Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:33:56 +0200

On Donnerstag, 22. Mai 2003 20:24, Joris van der Hoeven wrote:
> > Maybe I am wrong, that is OK with me, I am just wondering 'can it be
> > done?' Can I have two letters in a row in math mode where both letters
> > are italics and there is no extra space between them?
>
> Yes; it suffices to insert a dummy expression like an empty group.
> But I am afraid that this is not what you should do here.

Similar situation I had problems with: multiple indices like f^{a b c}
(stucture constants) The spaces just look ugly within a formula. What I am
doing at the moment is f^{a^{}b^{}c} - looks fine, but internally, it is, of
course completely ugly. Any ideas for better solutions?

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