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Can I plot and deal with implicit functions in Mathematica?
for example :-
x^3 + y^3 = 6xy
Can I plot a function like this?
ContourPlot[x^3 + y^3 == 6*x*y, {x, -2.7, 5.7}, {y, -7.5, 5}]
Two comments:
Note the double equals sign and the multiplication symbols.
You can find this exact input via the WolframAlpha interface. This interface is more forgiving and accepts your input almost exactly - although, I did need to specify that I wanted some type of plot.
Yes, using ContourPlot.
And it's even possible to plot the text x^3 + y^3 = 6xy along its own curve, by replacing the Line primitive with several Text primitives:
ContourPlot[x^3 + y^3 == 6 x y, {x, -4, 4}, {y, -4, 4},
Background -> Black, PlotPoints -> 7, MaxRecursion -> 1, ImageSize -> 500] /.
{
Line[s_] :>
Map[
Text[Style["x^3+y^3 = 6xy", 16, Hue[RandomReal[]]], #, {0, 0}, {1, 1}] &,
s]
}
Or you can animate the equation along the curve, like so:
res = Table[ Normal[
ContourPlot[x^3 + y^3 == 6 x y, {x, -4, 4}, {y, -4, 4},
Background -> Black,
ImageSize -> 600]] /.
{Line[s_] :> {Line[s],
Text[Style["x^3+y^3 = 6xy", 16, Red], s[[k]], {0, 0},
s[[k + 1]] - s[[k]]]}},
{k, 1, 448, 3}];
ListAnimate[res]
I'm guessing this is what you need:
http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/Compatibility/tutorial/Graphics/ImplicitPlot.html
ContourPlot[x^3 + y^3 == 6 x*y, {x, -10, 10}, {y, -10, 10}]
I was initially attempting visualize a 4 parameter function with Plot3D and Manipulate sliders (with two params controlled by sliders and the other vary in the "x-y" plane). However, I'm not getting any output when my non-plotted parameters are Manipulate controlled?
The following 1d plot example replicates what I'm seeing in the more complex plot attempt:
Clear[g, mu]
g[ x_] = (x Sin[mu])^2
Manipulate[ Plot[ g[x], {x, -10, 10}], {{mu, 1}, 0, 2 \[Pi]}]
Plot[ g[x] /. mu -> 1, {x, -10, 10}]
The Plot with a fixed value of mu has the expected parabolic output in the {0,70} automatically selected plotrange, whereas the Manipulate plot is blank in the {0, 1} range.
I was suspecting that the PlotRange wasn't selected with good defaults when the mu slider control was used, but adding in a PlotRange manually also shows no output:
Manipulate[ Plot[ g[x], {x, -10, 10}, PlotRange -> {0, 70}], {{mu, 1}, 0, 2 \[Pi]}]
This is because the Manipulate parameters are local.
The mu in Manipulate[ Plot[ g[x], {x, -10, 10}], {{mu, 1}, 0, 2 \[Pi]}] is different from the global mu you clear on the previous line.
I suggest using
g[x_, mu_] := (x Sin[mu])^2
Manipulate[Plot[g[x, mu], {x, -10, 10}], {{mu, 1}, 0, 2 \[Pi]}]
The following works too, but it keeps changing the value of a global variable, which may cause surprises later unless you pay attention, so I don't recommend it:
g[x_] := (x Sin[mu])^2
Manipulate[
mu = mu2;
Plot[g[x], {x, -10, 10}],
{{mu2, 1}, 0, 2 \[Pi]}
]
It may happen that you Clear[mu], but find that it gets a value the moment the Manipulate object is scrolled into view.
Another way to overcome Manipulate's localization is to bring the function inside the Manipulate[]:
Manipulate[Module[{x,g},
g[x_]=(x Sin[mu])^2;
Plot[g[x], {x, -10, 10}]], {{mu, 1}, 0, 2 \[Pi]}]
or even
Manipulate[Module[{x,g},
g=(x Sin[mu])^2;
Plot[g, {x, -10, 10}]], {{mu, 1}, 0, 2 \[Pi]}]
Both of which give
Module[{x,g},...] prevents unwanted side-effects from the global context. This enables a simple definition of g: I've had Manipulate[]ed plots with dozens of adjustable parameters, which can be cumbersome when passing all those parameters as arguments to the function.
How can I make it such that plotting the following function
ListPointPlot3D[points, PlotStyle -> PointSize[0.05]];
the points I see are green or yellow, for instance, instead of the typical dark blue ones?
Thanks
Use Directive to combine styles, ie
ListPointPlot3D[points, PlotStyle -> Directive[{PointSize[0.05], Green}]]
Edit I give you below two possible solutions in a context related to your previous question. Nevertheless, please note that #Yaroslav's code is much better.
f[x_, y_] := x^2 + y^2;
t = Graphics3D[{PointSize[Large], Red, Point#
Flatten[Table[{x, y, f[x, y]}, {x, 0, 10, 1}, {y, 1, 2, 1}], 1]}];
b = Plot3D[f[x, y], {x, -10, 10}, {y, -10, 10},
ColorFunction -> "MintColors"];
Show[{b, t}]
Or
f[x_, y_] := x^2 + y^2;
points = Flatten[Table[{x, y, f[x, y]}, {x, 0, 10, 1}, {y, 1, 2, 1}],
1];
a = ListPointPlot3D[points,
PlotStyle -> Table[{Red, PointSize[0.05]}, {Length#t}]];
b = Plot3D[f[x, y], {x, -10, 10}, {y, -10, 10},
ColorFunction -> "MintColors"];
Show[{b, a}]
Sometimes I find the following approach useful, as it allows me to
manipulate the plot symbol (PlotMarkers does not seem to work with ListPointPlot3D,
at least in Mathematica 7) [originally suggested by Jens-Peer Kuska]:
ListPointPlot3D[{{1,1,1},{2,2,2},{3,3,3}}]/.Point[xy_]:>(Style[Text["\[FilledUpTriangle]",#],Red,FontSize-> 20]&/#xy)
I want to use something like:
ContourPlot [Abs[z-1] == 2]
and to define z as being = x + iy
I saw somewhere an example like that with the With function, but I can't find it anymore and all my tries are not being successful.
Yes, you can. You just need to be sure to either put the With outside of the ContourPlot:
With[{z = x + I y},
ContourPlot[Abs[z - 1] == 2, {x, -2, 2}, {y, -2, 2}]]
You can also use Evaluate:
ContourPlot[
With[{z = x + I y}, Abs[z - 1] == 2] // Evaluate, {x, -2, 2}, {y, -2, 2}]
This is generally the case with plotting functions, which almost always evaluate their arguments in a non-standard way.
How do I plot |z-1| = 2, from -10 to +10 in the real line and from -10i to +10i on the complex line? I've been trying for ages and seems like I can't get it right. Z stands for a complex number!
Also, could I use as well the x+iy notation in mathematica? or a+ib?
Thanks
For a contour plot:
ContourPlot[Abs[x + I y] == 2, {x, -10, 10}, {y, -10, 10}]
To just plot a (real-valued) function:
Plot3D[Abs[x + I y], {x, -10, 10}, {y, -10, 10}]
Choice of variable names is, of course, completely arbitrary.
Just for fun: with some smart choices, you can plot a complex-valued complex function, for example by piecing together Plot3D or ContourPlot3D with Animate.