how to make a \lambdabar (like \hbar)
\hbar is used a lot in physics. Once in a while, one also uses \lambdabar to mean \lambda/2\pi. It's Unicode description is 'LATIN SMALL LETTER LAMBDA WITH STROKE' (U+019B). I've been using this hack \def\lambdabar{\lambda\kern-1ex\raise0.65ex\hbox{-}} But it's not beautiful. Is there a better way to get a lambdabar into (or from) the math fonts? I tried \def\lambdabar {\Umathchar "0"0"00019B } by analogy with the definition of \hbar in luatex-math.tex, but it produces a blank space. There must be no entry for it in the regular (or Palatino) math fonts. For reference, the following thread had a discussion about \hbar http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2013/070810.html and \hbar works well (using MkIV 2014.02.14). -Sanjoy
On Mon, 10 Mar 2014, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:
\hbar is used a lot in physics. Once in a while, one also uses \lambdabar to mean \lambda/2\pi. It's Unicode description is 'LATIN SMALL LETTER LAMBDA WITH STROKE' (U+019B).
I've been using this hack
\def\lambdabar{\lambda\kern-1ex\raise0.65ex\hbox{-}}
Is this the canonical name for the glyph used by AMS?
But it's not beautiful. Is there a better way to get a lambdabar into (or from) the math fonts? I tried
\def\lambdabar {\Umathchar "0"0"00019B }
by analogy with the definition of \hbar in luatex-math.tex,
The right way is to update char-def.lua as { adobename="lambdastroke", category="ll", description="LATIN SMALL LETTER LAMBDA WITH STROKE", direction="l", linebreak="al", mathclass="variable", mathname="lambdabar", unicodeslot=0x019B, },
but it produces a blank space. There must be no entry for it in the regular (or Palatino) math fonts.
The easiest solution will be to file a bug report with the TeX Gyre project. This is an easy glyph to add. Otherwise, you can use a different font as fall back for lambdabar, but that will not match the regular lambda from Palatino. If you create the glyph on your own, as in your definition above, then you have to play around with the length of the bar to make make it "pretty". Aditya
Aditya Mahajan
\def\lambdabar{\lambda\kern-1ex\raise0.65ex\hbox{-}}
Is this the canonical name for the glyph used by AMS?
Good question. The AMS files don't seem to have it (the symbol is hardly used by mathematicians). But revtex4 defines it (for latex), in /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-dist/tex/latex/revtex4/revsymb.sty An example of using it: \documentclass{revtex4-1} \begin{document} $\lambdabar$ \end{document}
The right way is to update char-def.lua as
{ adobename="lambdastroke", category="ll", description="LATIN SMALL LETTER LAMBDA WITH STROKE", direction="l", linebreak="al", mathclass="variable", mathname="lambdabar", unicodeslot=0x019B, },
I have put that in and ran 'context --make' pending the font update.
The easiest solution will be to file a bug report with the TeX Gyre project. This is an easy glyph to add.
I'll do that. If you know of it, could you point me to their bug tracker (or best way to file a bug report)? I roamed the GUST site without finding it.
Otherwise, you can use a different font as fall back for lambdabar, but that will not match the regular lambda from Palatino. If you create the glyph on your own, as in your definition above, then you have to play around with the length of the bar to make make it "pretty".
That seems to be what revtex does (it has quite a complicated definition). -Sanjoy
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