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Use LaTeX symbols (like \prime) in variables

asked 2021-09-30 14:30:26 +0100

andrewyg gravatar image

So as we know declarations such as theta=var("theta") when output as LaTeX, they're automatically converted to corresponding LaTeX symbols ($\theta$ in this case), but it makes me wonder is it possible for us to use more complicated symbols? Like thetaprime=var("\\theta\\prime") (which obviously doesn't work, I've tried), but I would like to achieve something like this, so when I call latex(eq), all thetaprime variables are converted to $\theta\prime$.

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answered 2021-09-30 15:39:23 +0100

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Try

thetaprime = var("thetaprime", latex_name="\\theta^\\prime")
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An alternative, avoiding the use of repeated backslashes, is to prefix the latex string with r, for "raw", so that each backslash is interpreted as an ordinary character to be passed to LaTeX:

thetaprime = var("thetaprime", latex_name=r"\theta\prime")
eric_g gravatar imageeric_g ( 2021-09-30 16:55:33 +0100 )edit

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