Ross,
Because there is no need for it. When the vectors (bold) i, j, k are
defined to be the standard basis vectors, then they are already unit
vectors. Putting a hat over them is quite superfluous. That there is no
easy way to do this in Unicode is surely indicative that standard usage
does not
Hi,
Unicode 6.0.0, chapter 15
(http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.0.0/ch15.pdf) reveals some
information:
Unicode does provide \imath and \jmath symbols (u+1d6a4 und u+1d6a5),
but these are part of the regular, italic Latin math alphabet, so any
markup such as \mathbf will be lost on
I've been fiddling with a microtype configuration for Junicode. Right
now it's very simple, dealing only with character protrusion and not
covering a vast number of characters. If anyone's interested in trying
it out and making suggestions, here is the current version:
http://faculty.virginia.