Math & Science ⇒ Spread underbrace text over two lines

[nich]

Is there a way to spread the text which an under-brace refers to over two lines?

For example, I have the code:

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\[ \underbrace{\int_0^1 J_t^2 dN_t}_\text{discontinuous component}

and I would like to have the word `continuous' on one line and `discontinuous' immediately below it.

Thanks

[gmedina]

Hi,

if I understood your question, you could use a \parbox:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\[ 
  \underbrace{\int_0^1 J_t^2 dN_t}_\text{\parbox{4cm}{\centering continuous\\[-4pt] discontinuous component}} 
\]

\end{document}

[nich]

Brilliant, I had tried \parbox but didn't realize that I could set the width of the parbox.

Thanks a lot