It can be done like this:
$$
\begin{aligned}
a \\
b
\end{aligned}
$$
or
$$
\begin{gathered}
a \\
b
\end{gathered}
$$
It can be done like this:
$$
\begin{aligned}
a \\
b
\end{aligned}
$$
or
$$
\begin{gathered}
a \\
b
\end{gathered}
$$