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| DescriptionMonge caustic for a circle and a line segment.webm |
English: Monge caustic for a circle and a line segment
Matplotlib codeimport numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from scipy.integrate import quad
import matplotlib.cm as cm
def get_theta(t, x0):
h = np.cos(np.pi * (t - 1))
# Solve A*cos(theta) + B*sin(theta) = h
A = t
B = -x0
R = np.sqrt(A**2 + B**2)
delta = np.arctan2(B, A) # Phase shift
# Clip h/R to [-1, 1] to avoid numerical domain errors close to boundaries
val = np.clip(h / R, -1.0, 1.0)
theta = delta + np.arccos(val)
return theta
def get_dtheta_dt(t, theta, x0):
h_prime = -np.pi * np.sin(np.pi * (t - 1))
numerator = np.cos(theta) - h_prime
denominator = t * np.sin(theta) + x0 * np.cos(theta)
return numerator / denominator
def get_envelope_point(t, x0):
theta = get_theta(t, x0)
dtheta = get_dtheta_dt(t, theta, x0)
h = np.cos(np.pi * (t - 1))
h_prime = -np.pi * np.sin(np.pi * (t - 1))
# Derived from system of equations for envelope:
# x*sin(theta) - y*cos(theta) = -h
# x*cos(theta) + y*sin(theta) = -h' / theta'
u = -h
v = -h_prime / dtheta
x = v * np.cos(theta) + u * np.sin(theta)
y = v * np.sin(theta) - u * np.cos(theta)
return x, y, theta
def plot_line(ax, x0, y0, theta, length_forward=2, length_backward=1, **kwargs):
dx = np.cos(theta)
dy = np.sin(theta)
ax.plot(
[x0 - length_backward*dx, x0 + length_forward*dx],
[y0 - length_backward*dy, y0 + length_forward*dy],
**kwargs
)
def plotter(x0):
# --- Configuration ---
num_points = 500
t_values = np.linspace(0, 1, num_points)
# --- 1. Calculate Envelope (Caustic) ---
env_xs = []
env_ys = []
thetas = []
for t in t_values:
ex, ey, th = get_envelope_point(t, x0)
env_xs.append(ex)
env_ys.append(ey)
thetas.append(th)
env_xs = np.array(env_xs)
env_ys = np.array(env_ys)
thetas = np.array(thetas)
# --- 2. Calculate Arc Length of Envelope for Involutes ---
d_env_x = np.gradient(env_xs, t_values)
d_env_y = np.gradient(env_ys, t_values)
ds_dt = np.sqrt(d_env_x**2 + d_env_y**2)
# Integrate ds to get arc length s(t)
s_values = np.zeros_like(t_values)
s_values[1:] = np.cumsum(
0.5 * (ds_dt[1:] + ds_dt[:-1]) * (t_values[1] - t_values[0])
)
# --- Plotting ---
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 12))
# Plot Unit Circle X
circle = plt.Circle((0, 0), 1, color='gray', fill=False, linestyle='--', alpha=0.5, linewidth=1.5)
ax.add_patch(circle)
# Plot Line Segment Y
ax.plot([x0, x0], [0, 1], color='black', linewidth=3, label='Segment Y')
# Plot the Family of Lines (Tangents to Caustic)
num_lines = 50
indices = np.linspace(0, num_points-1, num_lines, dtype=int)
for i in indices:
t = t_values[i]
theta = thetas[i]
color = cm.viridis(t)
plot_line(
ax, x0, t, theta,
length_forward=5, length_backward=5,
color=color, linewidth=0.5, alpha=0.6
)
# Plot the Envelope (Caustic)
ax.plot(env_xs, env_ys, color='#4a5a90', linewidth=1.5, label='Caustic (Evolute)')
# Plot Involutes (currently computed but not drawn)
num_involutes = 15
l_range = np.linspace(-1, 3, num_involutes)
for l0 in l_range:
inv_xs = env_xs + (l0 - s_values) * np.cos(thetas)
inv_ys = env_ys + (l0 - s_values) * np.sin(thetas)
# ax.plot(inv_xs, inv_ys, color='green', linewidth=0.8, alpha=0.8)
# Setup Plot Limits and Style
ax.set_title(f"Caustic for $x_0={x0:.02f}$")
ax.set_xlim(-2.5, 3.5)
ax.set_ylim(-2.5, 3.5)
ax.legend(loc='upper right')
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
fig.tight_layout()
# Return the figure (and axes) so caller can do fig.savefig(...)
return fig
import os
from tqdm import tqdm
movie_name = "monge_caustic"
dir_path = f"./{movie_name}"
tmax = 6
frames_per_t = 24
t_values = 1.5 + 0.5 * np.cos(np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, frames_per_t * tmax))
for N, t in tqdm(enumerate(t_values)):
if not os.path.exists(dir_path):
os.makedirs(dir_path)
plotter(t).savefig(f"{dir_path}/{N:03d}.png",bbox_inches='tight')
plt.close()
import os
from tqdm import tqdm
movie_name = "monge_caustic"
dir_path = f"./{movie_name}"
tmax = 6
frames_per_t = 24
t_values = 1.5 + 0.5 * np.cos(np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, frames_per_t * tmax))
for N, t in tqdm(enumerate(t_values)):
if not os.path.exists(dir_path):
os.makedirs(dir_path)
plotter(t).savefig(f"{dir_path}/{N:03d}.png",bbox_inches='tight')
plt.close()
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| Author | Cosmia Nebula |
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