Math & Science ⇒ Issue with long superscript

[Makaremi]

Hi,
I have a long variable in my report which is

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$W^{\psi_L}x$

Since the superscript is too long for such a short variable, I was thinking if it is possible to move it to the top of "W".
Does anyone have an idea how to do this?
Thanks
ImAn

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi ImAn,

do you mean this way?

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$\overset{\psi_L}{W}x$

amsmath would be required.

Stefan

[frabjous]

You could try:

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$\displaystyle\mathop{W}^{\psi_L}x$

Or, alternatively (requires AMSmath):

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$\overset{\psi_L}{W}x$

[Makaremi]

Thanks, it works.
The first command

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 W^{\psi_L}x

works perfectly. However, its size doesn't change. So, it might look too large at some points.
The second command

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$\overset{\psi_L}{W}x$

does not have the same problem. But, since it needs package amsmath, package wasysym could not be used simultaneously.
ImAn

[frabjous]

If you load wasysym with either the [integrals] or [nointegrals] options (rather than the default compat1), it will not conflict with amsmath. See the documentation for more info.

[Makaremi]

good to know that. thanks

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