Why can't I use \DeclareMathOperator{\H}{\mathbb H}?
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The error message is fairly precise in this case:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\DeclareMathOperator{\H}{\mathbb H}
\begin{document}
$\H a$
\end{document}
Compiling the document gives:
! LaTeX Error: Command \H already defined.
Or name \end... illegal, see p.192 of the manual.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.3 \DeclareMathOperator{\H}{\mathbb H}
which is telling you that \H
is already defined.
There are also other single letter commands (e.g., \A
). In general, it is better to avoid defining your own single letter commands. Instead use \RR
, \HH
, etc.
Also, as @Sigur pointed out, it does not make sense to define \mathbb{R}
or \mathbb{H}
as a math operator. It is better to use
\newcommand\RR{\mathbb R}
\newcommand\HH{\mathbb H}
etc.
Author by
user46372819
Updated on August 01, 2022Comments
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user46372819 over 1 year
Is there a reason why I cant use
\DeclareMathOperator{\H}{\mathbb H}
?\H
is not defined normally, so why can I define this?\DeclareMathOperator{\R}{\mathbb R}
and others similar work just fine.-
Sigur almost 6 years
mathbb
needsamsfonts
. Also, it is strange to define\mathbb{R}
as a math operator. Maybe you want simply a\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}}
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Sigur almost 6 years
\H: macro:#1->{\accent "7D #1}
is defined.
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