superscriptssymbols
In your opinion, what is the best way to place things like symbols next to names, if some symbols are meant for text and you have to be in mathmode to use the exponent functionality? What is the command for that specific cross at the end of the name? I checked and found \Cross of the marvosym package, but it was much more bold and shorter to my eyes then the one below.
Also a slightly better title would be appreciated if someone thinks of one.
Well you can make the - active and then define it. But it will affect all hyphens: real hyphens, math minus, hyphens in file names. On the whole I would say: don't do it. The trouble you get will cost you more time than changing you document.
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\catcode`\-=\active
\newcommand-{hallo}
a - b
so-called
$1-1=0$
%\input{test-hyphen} %error
\end{document}
Just use Heiko Oberdiek's centernot package:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{centernot}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$a\centernot\ll b \centernot\Delta c$
$a\centernot\longrightarrow b$
$a\centernot{\xrightarrow{1234567}} b$
\end{document}
Best Answer
It's not necessary to go into math mode (explicitly) in order to typeset text symbols: the relevant command is
\textsuperscript.For example, your authors can be
and the first affiliation
(the zero width box is to avoid the superscript participating in the centering, which is usually what's desired).
You might want to have a look at the package authblk for automating this kind of author and affiliation typesetting.