\paulimatrix - LaTeX matrix command

\paulimatrix{0}

Topic: Physics: matrices
Available in: physics
Kind: prefix
Allowed mode: math
Frequency: Not measured
Commonality: low

Renderer support

Package	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`physics`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: Full

About the test scope

Syntax#

\paulimatrixm{a}math content

Argspec m — one mandatory argument. Reading argspecs

Examples#

\paulimatrix{1}

\paulimatrix{x}

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

Expands to#

\paulimatrix{0} 0 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1

Rewrites parser string with Pauli matrix content based on first character: 0→identity, 1/x→σ_x, 2/y→σ_y, 3/z→σ_z. Rest of argument is prepended to matrix.

Equivalent forms#

\pmat{0}exact
Alias for \paulimatrix

Test cases#

`physics`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`\paulimatrix{a}`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Fail	Pass
`\paulimatrix a`	Positive · bare[0]	Pass	Fail	Pass

In Physics: matrices27

\admat
\antidiagonalmatrix
\bmqty
\diagonalmatrix
\dmat
\identitymatrix
\imat
\matrixdeterminant
\matrixquantity
\mdet
\mqty
\paulimatrix

All 27 in Physics: matrices

\paulimatrixCommand