<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">If one wants to indicate a pth root of, say, $k$, $\sqrt[p]{k}$, the $p$ often appears too low in the square root sign, or too close to the solidus. The fix is easy; one uses \uproot or \leftroot and adjusts accordingly. <div><br></div><div>This is a slightly different annoyance. While reading a math text (Harold M. Edwards, <i>Galois Theory, </i>Springer, which I recommend highly), I was struck by the relative sizes of the $p$ and the quantity inside the root sign.</div><div>In short, standard $\LaTeX$ prints the $p$ quite a bit smaller than Springer does, and it’s a lot easier to read Springer’s version. I won’t paste the PDF of a scan here to reduce bandwidth, but as near as I can measure,</div><div>if the radicand is the height of $k$ as a full 10 points, say, then for $\LaTeX$ the $p$ gets 4.5 points, while for Springer it’s 6 points. </div><div><br></div><div>I’ve looked for an answer and tried various hacks, to no avail. Anyone know a solution? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your time and thought.</div><div><br></div><div>David Derbes</div><div>friendly neighborhood physics teacher (retired)</div></body></html>