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%% ****** Start of file README ****** %
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%% This file is part of the APS files in the REVTeX 4 distribution.
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%% Version 4.1r of REVTeX, August 2010.
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%% Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010 The American Physical Society.
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Last updated 09 August 2010
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This file describes the contents of this distribution of REVTeX 4.1.
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The definitive source of information about REVTeX 4 is the APS web
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page http://authors.aps.org/revtex4/.
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User queries should be directed to revtex@aps.org.
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All files in this release are contained within the compressed archive
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revtex4-1.zip. For installation instructions, see below.
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NOTE: The only files necessary for running REVTeX 4.1 are those under
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tex/latex/revtex and bibtex/bst/revtex, but it is a good idea to install
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the entire distribution, especially the documentation.
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TeX inputs: tex/latex/revtex/
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revtex4-1.cls - The REVTeX 4.1 class file
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aps4-1.rtx - APS-specific customizations for REVTeX 4.1
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aip4-1.rtx - AIP-specific customizations for REVTeX 4.1
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apsrmp4-1.rtx - APS-specific customizations for REVTeX 4.1,
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specifically for Rev. Mod. Phys.
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aps10pt4-1.rtx - 10-point size class option file for REVTeX.
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aps11pt4-1.rtx - 11-point size class option file for REVTeX.
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aps12pt4-1.rtx - 12-point size class option file for REVTeX.
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revsymb4-1.sty - A collection of common symbols for use outside of REVTeX.
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ltxdocext.sty - Part of ltxgrid package used for page layout in REVTeX.
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ltxfront.sty - Part of ltxgrid package used for page layout in REVTeX.
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ltxgrid.sty - Part of ltxgrid package used for page layout in REVTeX.
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ltxutil.sty - Part of ltxgrid package used for page layout in REVTeX.
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BibTeX inputs: bibtex/bst/revtex/
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apsrev4-1.bst - BibTeX styles for use for Phys. Rev. journals
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apsrmp4-1.bst - BibTeX styles for use for Rev. Mod. Phys.
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aipauth4-1.bst - BibTeX styles for AIP journals with author/year style citations
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aipnum4-1.bst - BibTeX styles for AIP journals with numerical style citations
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Documentation: doc/latex/revtex/
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README - How to get started
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DOWNLOAD - How to download REVTeX4.1
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Author guide: doc/latex/revtex/auguide/
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auguide4-1.tex (pdf) - REVTeX 4.1 Author's Guide
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whatsnew4-1.tex (pdf) - What's New in REVTeX 4.1
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summary.tex (pdf) - REVTeX 4.1 Command and Options Summary
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docs.sty - Package used by REVTeX documentation
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APS guide: doc/latex/revtex/aps
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apsguide4-1.tex (pdf) - APS Author Guide for REVTeX 4.1
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AIP guide: doc/latex/revtex/aip
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aipguide4-1.tex (pdf) - Author's Guide to AIP Substyles for REVTeX 4.1
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APS Sample document: doc/latex/revtex/sample/aps
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apssamp.tex (pdf) - A sample file showing most common features of an APS
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fig_1.eps - sample figure for apssamp.tex
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fig_2.eps - sample wide figure for apssamp.tex
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vid_1a.eps - sample figure for apssamp.tex
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vid_1b.eps - sample figure for apssamp.tex
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apssamp.bib - sample BibTeX source file for apssamp.tex
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apstemplate.tex - A template for APS authors to follow
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AIP Sample document: doc/latex/revtex/sample/aip
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aipsamp.tex (pdf) - A sample file showing most common features of an AIP
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fig_1.eps - sample figure for apssamp.tex
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fig_2.eps - sample wide figure for apssamp.tex
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aipsamp.bib - sample BibTeX source file for apssamp.tex
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aiptemplate.tex - A template for APS authors to follow
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Programmer's docs: doc/latex/revtex/source/
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ltxdocext.pdf - Programmer's documentation for the ltxdocext package
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ltxfront.pdf - Programmer's documentation for the ltxfront package
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ltxgrid.pdf - Programmer's documentation for the ltxgrid package
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ltxutil.pdf - Programmer's documentation for the ltxutil package
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revtex4-1.pdf - Programmer's documentation for the revtex4-1 document class
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aip.pdf - Programmer's documentation for the AIP journal styles
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Source files: source/latex/revtex
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ltxdocext.dtx - The source file for the ltxdocext package
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ltxfront.dtx - The source file for the ltxfront package
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ltxgrid.dtx - The source file for the ltxgrid package
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ltxutil.dtx - The source file for the ltxutil package
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revtex4-1.dtx - The source file for revtex4.cls and revsymb.sty.
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aip.dtx - The source file for AIP journal styles
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The following packages are required by REVTeX but are not
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included in this distribution. Please obtain from CTAN
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(Comprehensive TeX Archive Network), e.g. <http://www.ctan.org/>. Direct
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links to the necessary files can be found at <http://authors.aps.org/revtex4/>.
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natbib.dtx - Version 8.31a or later; found in latex/contrib/natbib on CTAN
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natbib.ins - LaTeX this to create natbib.sty and natbib
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documentation from natbib.dtx
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bm.dtx - Bold math style - part of (current!) standard LaTeX2e tools
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bm.sty - generated from bm.dtx by running tools.ins
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textcase.dtx - Found in latex/contrib/textcase on CTAN
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textcase.ins - LaTeX this to generate textcase.sty from textcase.dtx
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url.sty - Found in latex/contrib/misc on CTAN
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An up-to-date installation of AMS-LaTeX is also required for certain
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documentclass options. Version 2.0 or higher is needed. It is
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available from <http://www.ams.org/tex/>.
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Recommended styles and packages
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With REVTeX implemented as a native LaTeX2e document class, users can
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take advantage of many of the well-supported LaTeX2e packages available.
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Here are some that are particularly useful and recommended.
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longtable.sty for tables running to multiple pages - part of a
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standard LaTeX2e distribution.
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hyperref.sty for hyperlinking - should work well with REVTeX 4.1.
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graphics.sty and graphicx.sty for figure inclusion - part of LaTeX2e's
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standard distribution.
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You already started the installation process by unzipping revtex4-1.zip.
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As you will have seen, it created a directory revtex4.1 containing
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this file README, the file DOWNLOAD, and the file revtex4-1-tds.zip, which
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contains the bulk of the installation.
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To install this software into a TDS-compliant TeX installation, like
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TeX Live, working as root, issue a shell command like
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unzip revtex4-1-tds.zip -d /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/
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where the destination for the unzipped files is, in this example,
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appropriate for a local modificaton of a sufficiently recent distribution
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of TeX Live. You may of course choose a different destination depending
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on your particular requirements.
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After installation, files will be located as per the Manifest above.
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Run the appropriate update command (mktexlsr, initexmf -u, etc.); under
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TeX Live that would be (as root)
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mktexlsr /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local
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Install required packages (AMS-LaTeX, natbib, textcase, and bm).
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Please consult the documentaton for your local TeX package for more information.
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MikTeX users should use a recent version (see http://miktex.org/) and consult
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the documentation there. There are several steps you will have to do. Please
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note that the steps given here may change with future versions of MikTeX, but
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the basic steps should be quite similar.
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1) Create a texmf-local directory if needed. For example, you might create
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a directory such as C:\local\miktex\texmf-local.
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2) Tell MikTeX where your texmf-local directory is. Find the MikTeX Options
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window and look for the "Roots" tab. If your texmf-local directory
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is not listed, click "Add" and add it.
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3) Unzip the revtex4-1-tds.zip (part of the REVTeX distribtution) in your
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texmf-local directory.
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4) Update the "File Name Database (FNDB)." This step is essential and
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it registers all of the files in your texmf-local directory with MikTeX.
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Do this by clicking on "Refresh FNDB" in the General tab of the MikTeX
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MikTex also comes with a package manager. This can be an easier way to maintain
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the packages installed on your system. However, please note that the packages
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available may not be the most current version of the packages.
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David Carlisle created the first draft of REVTeX 4; Arthur Ogawa has
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supported the TeX development since. Patrick Daly was so kind as to
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incorporate needed changes into natbib and custom-bib. All worked under
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commission from the APS. Mark Doyle, APS Assistant Director, Journal
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Information Systems coordinated the effort, which was partly underwritten
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by the American Institute of Physics. The APS is the maintainer of REVTeX,
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and all bugs are our responsibility. Please e-mail feedback to revtex@aps.org.
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Backwards compatibility
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The REVTeX 4.1 class file has been named revtex4-1.cls to distinguish it
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from its predecessors. If the class file is copied to revtex4.cls,
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files created with earlier versions of REVTeX 4 should still work.
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LaTeX2e [1996/06/01],