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LaTeX

You can enter LaTeX equations by enclosing them in <math>...</math> tags. This uses the Math extension. For LaTeX math help, see:

Examples

<math>\sqrt[3]{a x + x^2}</math> produces \sqrt[3]{a x + x^2}

The acceleration of a solar sail due to solar pressure \vec a_s given the position vector from the sun to the sail \vec r_s is:

\vec a_s = a_c {AU^2 \over r_s^2} \left(\vec r_s \cdot \vec n\right)^2 \vec n

where a_c is max sail acceleration at Earth's distance from the sun (1 AU), AU is the length of an astronomical unit, r_s is the magnitude of \vec r_s, and \vec n is the unit vector normal to the sail surface.

Mimetex

Deprecated. Please follow LaTeX instructions from now on.

Mathematics can be displayed on SolarSailWiki using the Mimetex program, which uses a subset of the LaTeX math formulas. All you need to do is enclose a valid TeX/LaTeX formula inside <tex>...</tex> tags. Formulas will be rendered as GIF images.

Some examples:

<tex>\sqrt[3]{a x + x^2}</tex> produces \sqrt[3]{a x + x^2}

The acceleration of a solar sail due to solar pressure \vec a_s given the position vector from the sun to the sail \vec r_s is:

\vec a_s = a_c {AU^2 \over r_s^2} \(\vec r_s \cdot \vec n\)^2 \vec n

where a_c is max sail acceleration at Earth's distance from the sun (1 AU), AU is the length of an astronomical unit, r_s is the magnitude of \vec r_s, and \vec n is the unit vector normal to the sail surface.