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This directory contains the LaTeX2e support for the
journal "Probability Theory and Related Fields"

The following files are part of the macro package

  readme.txt    This file
  svjour.cls    The document class file for Springer journals
  usrguide.*    User's Guide (dvi, pdf) - general overview
  svprobth.clo  The class option file for PTRF
  ptrfguid.*    User's Guide (tex, dvi, pdf) for PTRF
  template.tex  A fill-in-form for a standard article with usage comments


INSTALLATION

Copy svjour.cls and svprobth.clo to a place where LaTeX can find them.


GETTING STARTED

You should first read the "Main User's Guide" to get an overview and
then the "User's Guide for Probability Theory and Related Fields" for
special instructions concerning this journal. Alternatively to reading
the entire documentation, it is also possible to proceed by merely
filling out the template and then looking up additional commands as
needed.