Best way to typeset micrometers?
It seems to be generally well accepted that the correct way to typeset a value with units is to separate the number from the units by a space, and write the units in an upright font. For example,
One hellameter is \( 1.0\times10^{27} \) m.
The symbol for 'micro-' is the Greek letter mu, but if you compile
At the telecom wavelength of \( 1.55\ \mu \)m ...
then the spacing will be correct and the 'm' will be upright, but the 'mu' won't be.
How do you produce an upright lowercase mu? More generally, how do you make any Greek letter appear upright?
It seems to be generally well accepted that the correct way to typeset a value with units is to separate the number from the units by a space, and write the units in an upright font. For example,
One hellameter is \( 1.0\times10^{27} \) m.
The symbol for 'micro-' is the Greek letter mu, but if you compile
At the telecom wavelength of \( 1.55\ \mu \)m ...
then the spacing will be correct and the 'm' will be upright, but the 'mu' won't be.
How do you produce an upright lowercase mu? More generally, how do you make any Greek letter appear upright?
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