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Section headings

Section headings are input as in LaTeX. The output is similar, with a few extra features.

Four levels of headings are provided in REVTeX : \section{#1}, \subsection{#1}, \subsubsection{#1}, and \paragraph{#1}. Use the star form of the command to suppress the automatic numbering; e.g.,

     \section*{Introduction}

To label a section heading for cross referencing use the \label{#1} command after the heading; e.g.,

     \section{Introduction}
     \label{sec:intro}

All text in the \section{#1} command is automatically set uppercase. If a lowercase letter is needed, just use \lowercase{x}. For example, to use ``He'' for helium in a \section{#1} command, type H\lowercase{e} in #1.

The \appendix command signals that all following sections are appendixes, so \section{#1} after \appendix will set #1 as an appendix heading. #1 may be empty. If only one appendix is used, use a \section*{#1} command to suppress the appendix letter in the section heading.

Use \protect\\ to force a line break in a section heading. (Fragile commands must be protected in section headings and captions, and \\ is a fragile command.)

Note: For Physical Review Letters, if there are to be section headings, use only the fourth-level type, \paragraph{#1}. Use the ``star form'' of the command (\paragraph*{#1}) to avoid the numbering that is normally attached [(a), (b), ].




Fri Feb 6 11:29:29 GMT 1998