DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

informalequation — A displayed mathematical equation without a title

Synopsis

informalequation ::= (info? ^{db.titleforbidden.info}, alt?, (mediaobject+ | mathphrase+ | mml:*+), caption? ^db.caption)

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Description

An informalequation is usually a mathematical equation or a group of related mathematical equations.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

See Also

equation, example, figure, informalexample, informalfigure, informaltable, inlineequation, subscript, superscript, table

Examples

<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example informalequation</title>

<para>The equation 
<informalequation>
  <!-- <alt>e^(pi*i) + 1 = 0</alt> -->
  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="figures/epi10.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>
</informalequation>
is delightful because it joins together five of the most
important mathematical constants.
</para>

</article>

The equation:

is delightful because it joins together five of the most important mathematical constants.