Re: ContourPlot problem
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg90084] Re: ContourPlot problem
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:53:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- References: <g42ere$no5$1@smc.vnet.net>
Jorge Cortes wrote:
> I've noticed the following problem with ContourPlot (I'm using
> Mathematica 6..0.3) and a simple exponential function.
>
> If you try the domain {x,-3,3}, {y,-3,3}
>
> ContourPlot[Exp[-x^2 - 2 y^2], {x, -3,3}, {y, -3, 3},
> Contours -> {.1,.2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, 1},
> ContourLabels -> True, ContourShading -> False]
>
> you only get one contour (the one corresponding to .1). However, if
> you shrink the domain to {x,-2,2}, {y,-2,2}, surprisingly you get all
> the contours (?)
<snip>
Specifying PlotRange -> {-2, 2} or PlotRange -> {-3, 3} will show
everything. For instance,
ContourPlot[Exp[-x^2 - 2 y^2], {x, -3, 3}, {y, -3, 3},
Contours -> {.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, 1},
ContourLabels -> True, ContourShading -> False, PlotRange -> {-3, 3}]
Regards,
-- Jean-Marc