Re: Axis in two scales
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- Subject: [mg92585] Re: Axis in two scales
- From: Ray Koopman <koopman at sfu.ca>
- Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:04:16 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <gcchas$s1q$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Oct 6, 1:13 am, Nacho <ncc1701... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone.
>
> I have a dataset in pairs (x,y) that I would like to plot. The main
> problem is that the data set has interesting parts in the beginning
> that I would like to view clearly.
>
> As an example, create the following table:
>
> t = Table[{x, If[x < .5, Sin[100*x], Sin[x]]}, {x, 0, 5, 0.001}];
> ListPlot[t]
>
> You have a very detailed sine in the beginnng and the rest is less
> interesting.
>
> I would like to "split" the X axis in two, so the left half of the
> plot covers x={0,0.5} and the second half x={0.5,5}] in the same plot
> and with the right ticks.
>
> It is like a piecewise axis... is it possible?
>
> Thanks.
Transform the x-scale. For instance, define
W[x_] := If[x < .5, x, .5 + (x-.5)/9]
then plot using
ListPlot[{W@#[[1]],#[[2]]}&/@t,
Ticks->{{W@#,#}&/@{.25,.5,2,3,4,5},Automatic}]
For more general situations, consider "nicer" functions such as
With[{c = 9}, ListPlot[{ArcSinh[c*#[[1]]],#[[2]]}&/@t,
Ticks->{{ArcSinh[c*#],#}&/@{.1,.2,.5,1,2,3,4,5},Automatic}]]
with the parameter (in this case, c) and the list of tick values
adjusted to taste.