Greek letters and variables



Am 9 May 2007 um 10:00 hat Lars Jensen geschrieben:

> How do I produce a variable that looks like the greek 
> alpha symbol immediately followed by the number 1? -Or even better how 
> do I produce a variable that looks like the greek alpha symbol with a 
> subscript 1?

Hi Lars,

I found

(%i1) %beta[1];
(%o1) %beta[1]  <-- greek symbol, subscripted
(%i2) %beta[1]:42;
(%o2) 42
(%i3) %beta[1];
(%o3) 42
(%i4) '(%beta[1]); <-- quote the whole expression
(%o4) %beta[1] <-- greek symbol, subscripted

HTH
Volker van Nek