Essential LaTeX Features for Physics
Dirac Notation
Bra-ket notation for quantum mechanics with braket package
Feynman Diagrams
Draw particle physics diagrams with TikZ-Feynman
SI Units
Proper unit formatting with siunitx package
Vector Calculus
Gradient, divergence, curl with physics package
Physics LaTeX Examples
Schrödinger Equation
Time-dependent Schrödinger equation
i\hbar \frac{\partial}{\partial t} \Psi = \hat{H} \PsiDirac Notation
Inner product in bra-ket notation
\braket{\psi|\phi} = \int \psi^*(x) \phi(x) \dd{x}Maxwell's Equations
Faraday's law using physics package
\curl{\vb{E}} = -\pdv{\vb{B}}{t}Essential Packages for Physics
physics
siunitx
braket
tikz-feynman
slashed
tensor
All packages pre-installed in Thetapad. No configuration needed.
Common Use Cases
Quantum mechanics papers
Particle physics publications
Astrophysics research
Condensed matter papers
Lab reports and theses