How to insert a ligature in an equation?
I wrote a dissociation coefficient, " k_{off}" in an equation but it looks bad because there is too much space between the 2 f.
It is possible to solve this problem with an \mbox but then I have to specify the font size and that it sould be in italic, so it is not very convenient.
Is there another solution?
Thanks!
P.M.
Text Formatting ⇒ Ligatures in Equation
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Ligatures in Equation
What does the "off" signify? Does it have to be italic? The \text command from amsmath saves you the problem of redefining the size.
You could define a new command that makes an italicized subscript, e.g
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
k_\text{off}
\]
\end{document}
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\newcommand{\is}[1]{_\text{\textit{#1}}}
\begin{document}
\[
k\is{off}
\]
\end{document}
Re: Ligatures in Equation
Thanks, defining a new command is convenient and solves the problem!
P.M.
P.M.