> The best alternative in LaTeX would be to use the \left\{ and
> \right. (note the "dot") construct as below[fn:4]. Unfortunately
> MathToWeb fails miserably while MathJax succeeds with flying
> colors.
>
> #+srcname: exact-equivalent-of-cases
> #+begin_src latex
> \begin{equation*}
> \delta_{mn} =
> \left\{
> \begin{smallmatrix}
> 1 & \text{if } n=m \\
> 0 & \text{if } n\nem
> \end{smallmatrix}
> \right.
> \end{equation*}
> #+end_src
>
> [fn:4] For LaTeX, see the last example here:
> http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/Matrices.html
Adding a link to StarMath equivalent which is:
LHS = left lbrace <insert-something-here> right none
See Adding a link to StarMath equivalent which is:
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=17568
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