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Re: HELP: Plot[]ing composite functions

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  • Subject: [mg16007] Re: HELP: Plot[]ing composite functions
  • From: Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au>
  • Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 02:52:01 -0500
  • Organization: University of Western Australia
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Alexander Sirotkin wrote:

> Simple question - after definition of a functions
> which looks like this "H[w] == Log[10, 1 + Exp[I2Pi w]]"
> I try to Plot[] it and get the "... not machine size real
> number at ..." error. 

Because you are trying to plot a complex-valued function.  Try

	H[w_] = Log[10, 1 + E^(I*2*Pi*w)]; 
	Plot[Abs[H[w]], {w, 0, 4}]; 

or, more efficiently,

	Plot[Evaluate[Abs[H[w]]], {w, 0, 4}]; 

Cheers,
	Paul

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