bring the complex plane in latex
Berk Birand
I have undertaken a project where I'll have to write a 10 page paper using
LaTeX. I can pretty much manage to do everything I want, except one little
thing. At some point, I need to create a complex plane, and put some
points on it. Finally I'll also need to draw a certain circle, and some
line segments passing through these points.
Now I know that it is possible to import eps files into LaTeX. However I
have no idea as to which software to use to create these picture files. As
far as I know, GNUPlot is only used to draw functions.
I am using Linux. Can you suggest me a software, preferably GPL'ed, that
will let me accomplish this?
Thanks and Best Regards,
BB
David Kastrup
Probably xfig will be the easiest tool to do that. If you are fine
with describing things in commands, you could also conveniently use
PStricks.
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Manuel Graune
Hello,
Berk Birand <graffit...@NOSPAMyahoo.com> writes:
> Hi,
>
> points on it. Finally I'll also need to draw a certain circle, and some
> line segments passing through these points.
> Now I know that it is possible to import eps files into LaTeX. However I
> have no idea as to which software to use to create these picture files. As
> far as I know, GNUPlot is only used to draw functions.
>
have you tried using gnuplot in parametric mode? Drawing circles,
line-segments and points should be no problem.
Probably have a look at
http://www.gnuplot.info/faq/faq.html#SECTION00081000000000000000
Greetings
Manuel
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Berk Birand
I'll check all three softwares as soon as possible.
Cheers,
BB
Mogens Lemvig Hansen
> points on it. Finally I'll also need to draw a certain circle, and some
> line segments passing through these points.
Sound like your picture is simple enough for the picture environment.
Especially with the new pict2e package and maybe the coordsys package.
Regards,
Mogens
ADH
> [...] I need to create a complex plane, and put some points on it. Finally
> through these points.
>
> will let me accomplish this?
>
mathematical criteria and join these points by lines, ePiX is
extremely well-suited to your task:
http://mathcs.holycross.edu/~ahwang/current/ePiX.html
The output format is eepic (plain text, includes directly into LaTeX).
Scripts are included for conversion to eps and pdf.
Hope that's helpful,
--Andy
Andrew D. Hwang
Dept of Mathematics and CS
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA, 01610-2395, USA
Patricio Toledo Pen~a
>
>I am using Linux. Can you suggest me a software, preferably GPL'ed, that
>will let me accomplish this?
>
gri http://gri.sourceforge.net/ is a great tool. Take a look at
the cookbook http://gri.sourceforge.net/gri-cookbook/index.html.
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Patricio Toledo Peña
Departamento de Geofisica
Universidad de Chile
David Griffel
> thing. At some point, I need to create a complex plane, and put some
> points on it. Finally I'll also need to draw a certain circle, and some
> line segments passing through these points.
> I am using Linux. Can you suggest me a software, preferably GPL'ed, that
> will let me accomplish this?
Ipe is a point-and-click drawing tool which lets you put Latex
text/formulas into your diagram. Multi-platform, free, fairly simple
though the interface looks a bit quirky to a Windows user. I find it
works very well for mathematical diagrams. http://ipe.compgeom.org/
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best wishes,
David Griffel
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