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Re: When to use Module inside Manipulate

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• Subject: [mg101046] Re: [mg101025] When to use Module inside Manipulate
• From: Porscha Louise McRobbie <pmcrobbi at umich.edu>
• Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:23:14 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <200906211105.HAA02588@smc.vnet.net>

Bobby,

Thanks so much, this works great! If I further change PerformanceGoal 
from "Quality" to "Speed", the animations run much smoother/faster, 
and with much less of a delay in using the play/pause button.


Quoting DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>:

> I'd start more like this:
>
> Clear[T, Psi, anima]
> Psi[x_, y_, amp_, phase_, a_, b_, T_] =
>   Sqrt[1 - amp^2] Exp[-I \[Pi]^2/2 (4/a^2 + 1/b^2) T] 2/Sqrt[a b] Sin[
>      2 Pi x/a] Sin[Pi y/b] +
>    amp Exp[I phase] Exp[-I \[Pi]^2/2 (9/a^2 + 1/b^2) T] 2/
>      Sqrt[a b] Sin[3 Pi x/a] Sin[Pi y/b];
> anima[x_, y_, amp_, phase_, a_, b_] :=
>  Animate[GraphicsRow[{Plot3D[
>      Re[Psi[x, y, amp, phase, 1, 1, t]], {x, 0, 1}, {y, 0, 1},
>      PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}, {-3, 3}},
>      PerformanceGoal -> "Quality", ColorFunction -> "Rainbow",
>      Mesh -> None],
>     Plot3D[Im[Psi[x, y, amp, phase, 1, 1, t]], {x, 0, 1}, {y, 0, 1},
>      PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}, {-3, 3}},
>      ColorFunction -> "Rainbow", PerformanceGoal -> "Quality",
>      Mesh -> None]}, ImageSize -> 600], {t, 0.001, 5},
>   AnimationRunning -> False, AnimationRate -> .05]
>
> DynamicModule[{amp, phase},
>  Manipulate[
>   anima[x, y, amp, phase, 1, 1],
>   {{amp, 0.5}, 0, 1, Appearance -> "Labeled", ImageSize -> Small},
>   {phase, 0, 2 Pi, Appearance -> "Labeled", ImageSize -> Small},
>   ControlPlacement -> Left,
>   SaveDefinitions -> True]
>  ]
>
> Bobby
>
> On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:05:59 -0500, Porscha Louise McRobbie 
> <pmcrobbi at umich.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have defined a 2D complex function, and made side-by-side animations
>> of the Re/Im parts inside a Manipulate.
>>
>> As written, I have the function definition as well as the animation
>> wrapped in Module, and the animation/manipulate commands work fine
>> (albeit slowly). However, if I remove that Module (it seems redundant
>> to me), leaving only the outer DynamicModule, the cell where the
>> graphs appear is highlighted, and the animate/manipulate no longer work.
>>
>> Any ideas about what I'm doing wrong? I suspect I'm not understanding
>> how to localize variables properly.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Porscha
>>
>>
>>
>> DynamicModule[{amp, phase, a, b},
>>
>>  Manipulate[a = 1; b = 1;
>>
>>   Module[{Psi, T},
>>
>>    Psi[x_, y_] =
>>     Sqrt[1 - amp^2] Exp[-I \[Pi]^2/2  (4/a^2 + 1/b^2) T] 2/
>>       Sqrt[a b] Sin[(2 Pi x)/a] Sin[(Pi y)/b] +
>>      amp Exp[I phase] Exp[-I \[Pi]^2/2  (9/a^2 + 1/b^2) T] 2/
>>       Sqrt[a b] Sin[(3 Pi x)/a] Sin[(Pi y)/b] ;
>>
>>    Animate[
>>
>>     GraphicsRow[{Plot3D[Re[Psi[x, y] /. T -> t], {x, 0, 1}, {y, 0, 1},
>>         PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}, {-3, 3}},
>>        PerformanceGoal -> "Quality", ColorFunction -> "Rainbow",
>>        Mesh -> None],
>>
>>       Plot3D[Im[Psi[x, y] /. T -> t], {x, 0, 1}, {y, 0, 1},
>>        PlotRange -> {{0, 1}, {0, 1}, {-3, 3}},
>>        ColorFunction -> "Rainbow", PerformanceGoal -> "Quality",
>>        Mesh -> None]}, ImageSize -> 600],
>>
>>     {t, 0.001, 5}, AnimationRunning -> False, AnimationRate -> .05]],
>>
>>   {{amp, 0.5}, 0, 1, Appearance -> "Labeled",
>>    ImageSize -> Small}, {phase, 0, 2 Pi, Appearance -> "Labeled",
>>    ImageSize -> Small}, ControlPlacement -> Left,
>>   SaveDefinitions -> True]]
>>
>
>
>
> --
> DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com
>
>
>

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    • From: Porscha Louise McRobbie <pmcrobbi@umich.edu>