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Re: plotting singular functions

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  • Subject: [mg12787] Re: [mg12770] plotting singular functions
  • From: "Jens-Peer Kuska" <kuska at linmpi.mpg.de>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 04:05:22 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Perry <perryj at rpi.edu>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg12787] [mg12770] plotting singular functions


Hi James,

Try

hugeVal=1.0/$MachineEpsilon
f[r_,r0_?NumericQ]:=If[TrueQ[r==r0],hugeVal,Log[r-r0]]

and 

Plot[f[x,1],{x,1,2}]

You can still put a value You like as hugeVal.

Hope that helps
  Jens


>Hello Mathgroup,
>
> Does anyone know a way of setting up a singular function, say something
>like f[r_,ro_]:=Log[r - ro] so that it has a finite but perhaps large
>value at the singular point so that it can be plotted? I'm looking
>through the manual (Mathematica Book) now,  hoping to find something
>there. Thought someone may have a way of doing this or have some
>experience with plotting singular functions....
>
>Thanks for any help,
>JP
>



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