I would like to define a theorem environment with custom layout. In particular, I want the body of the theorem to be indented, like this
Text body. Text body. Text body.
Theorem 1 (Pythagoras).
Let a,b,c the sides of a rectangular triangle.
Without loss of generality, we assume that a<b<c .
Then, the following equality holds:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
More text. And even more text.
This is similar to the quote
environment, I believe.
How can I do this?
Preferably, I would like to use the existing \newtheorem
command, but that's not mandatory.
Best Answer
Since you would like to use the standard LaTeX theorem commands, here's a solution for that: let's insert
\newline\quote
into the beginning of a theorem and\endquote
at the end. A complete compilable example for this:Output:
That's a point to start for you. You may insert additional commands of your own regarding spacing and formatting. For instance you may notice that I used
\mbox
before\newline
to get a line break - if I write\mbox{}
instead there would be more space, if I omit it there cannot be a line break at this point (or use\leavevmode
). Simply writing\par
instead of\newline
would not work.You may also consider to use one of these useful theorem packages:
amsthm
ntheorem
Both offer commands for customizing theorem layouts.