Physical symbols (italic)

Asked Jan 05 '24 at 13:38

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Symbols for quantities are written in italics.

I know that I can use \qty{}{} for numbers and units.

Is there a similar command for symbols?

Or would this be okay?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\title{siunitx}
\author{}
\date{January 2024}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
$$m=\qty{2}{\kg}$$
\end{document}

asked Jan 05 '24 at 13:38

Sylvia

Exactly what do you mean by symbols in this case? – daleif Jan 05 '24 at 13:43
I hope my understanding is correct. In this case, I think of m as a symbol for the quantity mass – Sylvia Jan 05 '24 at 13:45
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Can you please provide some examples. m is just a variable, imo should not need any special treatment. – daleif Jan 05 '24 at 13:47
@daleif m as a symbol for mass, p as a symbols for momentum, v as a symbol for velocity... I was just wondering whether there exists a specific command? – Sylvia Jan 05 '24 at 13:57
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Those are just variables, same as they would be in non-physics mathematics. As such, there's no specific command for them, and you typeset them in the same way as regular variables. – bonk Jan 05 '24 at 13:59
@bonk thank you. – Sylvia Jan 05 '24 at 14:00
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unrelated, but you should not use $$...$$, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/503/36296 – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Jan 05 '24 at 14:09

Physical symbols (italic)

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