Author-prepared compuscripts should include the following parts in this order: title, author, address, abstract, suggested PACS numbers (use current Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme), main manuscript body, references, figure captions, and tables. The production staff will add verified PACS numbers and manuscript receipt date. Specific instructions pertaining to various parts of the compuscript are listed below as well as a short annotated example of compuscript input. Formatting commands (macros) are indicated where necessary.
Compuscripts should not contain any author-defined macros. Macros which are simple text substitutions can be ``expanded'' by the author before submittal. More complicated macros can create problems when the file is edited for production and should also be avoided. See Sec.\ x for further information.
This manual assumes some familiarity with LaTeX; specifically the article
style. REVTeX version 3.0 is based on article style. The notations
#1, #2, etc. are used throughout this manual to denote
user-supplied arguments. Commands will be shown in their full form; i.e.,
with their mandatory arguments.
Authors should also print the file apssamp.tex and compare the input for further instruction and detailed examples. This guide and the sample file depend upon each other to cover all features of REVTeX . The file template.aps may be copied to another name to use as a basis for creating a new REVTeX file.