Answers: ParametricPlot's list of t(s).
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- Subject: [mg325] Answers: ParametricPlot's list of t(s).
- From: Xah Y Lee <xyl10060 at fhda.edu>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 22:59:09 -0800 (PST)
Two weeks ago I posted a problem about getting the list of t(s) generated
by a Mma's ParametricPlot. I got quite a few answers. Here is a summary.
Problem:
>When we do a ParametricPlot, mma automatically
>figures out which t to use to produce a smooth curve. I need the list of
>t(s) used. Is there a way to get them?
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Common solution:
mylist = {};
ParametricPlot[ AppendTo[mylist,t]; {x[t],y[t]}, {t, 0, 10}]
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Somewhat faster:
tlist = Table[ 0, {1000}];
n = 0;
ParametricPlot[ tlist[[++n]]=t; {x[t], y[t]}, {t, 0, 10 }]
Take[tlist,n]
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Interesting approach:
myplot = ParametricPlot3D[{t, x[t], y[t]}, {t, tmin, tmax},
opts, DisplayFunction -> Identity]
tValues = Nest[Map[First, #]&, First[myplot], 3]
Thanks to Tom Wickham-Jones , Jeff Adams, Elliot Weinberg, Jerry Keiper,
and Lou Talman .
Xah Lee
xyl10060 at tiptoe.fhda.edu
Mathematician of WASAMATA U.; Mountain View, CA
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