[eml-dev] EML, using markup to describe equations

[Bertram Ludaescher]

Depending on the intended *use* (say "human consumption"), good old
LaTeX might be the way to go. For example, if you check articles in
Wikipedia having complex mathematical formulas, I think those are
entered by the wikipedians using LaTeX. The Wikipedia "rendering
engine" (MultimediaWiki!?) has LaTeX plug-ins that know how to display
such formulas nicely. 

Of course if you need to do some analysis or reasoning of with the
formula, other formats are probably better.

-BL

>>> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:29:49 -0900
>>> Matt Jones <jones at nceas.ucsb.edu> wrote: 
MJ> 
MJ> No simple solution, but.... its just natural language description, so 
MJ> its not critical that it be machine processable.  It may be more 
MJ> accessibly if it is not.  However, one could try a trick and include a 
MJ> MathML block in additionalMetadata and point it at the right section of 
MJ> EML where it applies.  That would give you the structure you want but at 
MJ> the cost of having to learn MathML (for both the producer of the EML and 
MJ> the EML consumer).
MJ> 
MJ> Matt
MJ> 
MJ> inigo san gil wrote:
>> Here is another EML question.
>> 
>> How long would you go to describe well an equation in EML?
>> Let's say someone decides to put down her (modeling) equation.
>> Would you just copy and paste using the standard  characters:
>> 
>> Say  E=mc^2  or E=mc**2  or  perhaps, E=mc<superscript>2</superscript>
>> 
>> What happens when our equation is more involved, has integral signs,
>> factorials and the like? Is there a plan to include some standard markup
>> to describe such mathematical contorsions?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Inigo
>> 
>> 
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