Re: Hyphen after LaTeX fragments

[Max Nikulin]

On 14/03/2023 14:02, Yuchen Guo wrote:
> Sometimes I encounter such texts:
>
>     One of the useful features of a basis $B$ in an $n$-dimensional space
>
> When entered as-is in Org mode and exported to LaTeX, the string
> "$n$-dimensional" is exported as plain text, as
>
>     One of the useful features of a basis \(B\) in an \$n\$-dimensional space

I assume "\(n\)-dimensional".

> In cases such as "$n$;" and "$n$.", they are correctly exported as
> "\(n\);" and "\(n\).".
>
> So, are there any option that can be tweaked to export "$MATH$-text"
> correctly?

Consider "$M$" as deprecated. Balance of lightweight markup and 
heuristics to distinguish literal symbols and markup markers is quite 
subtle. Dash detection is broken for a long time despite the manual 
still says that it is supported:

Max Nikulin to emacs-orgmode. Re: [PATCH] Add support for $…$ latex 
fragments followed by a dash. Tue, 1 Feb 2022 21:26:50 +0700. 
https://list.orgmode.org/stbfvc$3rs$1@ciao.gmane.io

That thread contains examples what may be false positives, e.g.

Max Nikulin to emacs-orgmode. Re: [PATCH] Add support for $…$ latex 
fragments followed by a dash. Sun, 30 Jan 2022 22:28:38 +0700. 
https://list.orgmode.org/st6ar8$tjk$1@ciao.gmane.io

Another thread:

Timothy to emacs-orgmode… Re: Depreciating TeX-style LaTeX fragments 
(was: Org Syntax Specification) Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:36:35 +0800. 
https://list.orgmode.org/87lezgly20.fsf@gmail.com