Questions tagged [piecewise]
Questions about the Piecewise function, which is represented by different expressions for different ranges of values of its independent variable.
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Slot a piecewise function [closed]
I would like to use slots while defining a Piecewise function.
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Using the recursion index to compare with a value in another list
I am trying to generate an arrivals and departures plot for a signalised junction with the following parameters:
lambda: rate of arrival
c: cycle length of traffic lights
g: length of time signal is ...
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Is there a way to fit a piecewise linear function to a list?
I need to find a piecewise linear function that is a proper approximation for sunrise/sunset times of each day of year. Due to some limitations, I cannot use any trigonometric functions. So the sine-...
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Piecewise smooth rectangular pulse
I am wondering how to create a rectangular pulse with a non linear falling edge on one side, and straight line sloping from the falling edge (the red line).
So far I have managed to get the plot ...
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How to plot Piecewise function using symbols as axis
I want to make a plot of V(r) vs r with my x-axis being in units of R, and my y-axis in units of q/(4πqεR). I used discrete values of q and R to get the plot to work but I would prefer if they could ...
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Mathematica Issue [closed]
I'm completely new to Mathematica, and I'm facing an issue.
So basically, I know that Out[43]'s answer is 1+2a+3b. And out[44] is a+b. I dont know why it's giving me a different answer here. Can ...
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How to obtain the convolution of these functions?
I am starting to use Mathematica. I wanted to compute
$$\nabla F*\phi(x),\;x\in\mathbb{R^2}$$
where $F(x)=\ln\|x\|$ and $\phi(x)=\chi_{B(0,2)}(x)$.
I am a new user of this software, so I don't know ...
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Mathematica 12.1 integrates functions individually but not their sum
I found something odd in MMA 12.1 when symbolically integrating DiracDelta and Piecewise. These functions are integrated individually but not their sum. The following code
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System of ODE with piecewise functionals
I am trying to solve a system of ODE. I am new to Mathematica
What I am trying to get is the plot labelled 1 & 2.
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Manipulate plot with Eplilog where location of Point is given by a function outside of the Plot/Manipulate command
Consider a piecewise function such as
f = Piecewise[{{x, 0 <= x <= x1}, {Sin[\[Pi] x], x1 < x <= x2}}]
I want to plot f using Manipulate and add a ...
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Colour plot based on x-axis value
I am trying to adapt [this solution for colouring the different sections of a Piecewise function]
I want to colour based on the x-axis value. I have two functions I want to do this for, one is ...
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NSolve for Piecewise function
I have a piecewise function. I want to find the root of this function with the NSolve command. But, it does not give me any result and it just prints the equation. I can find the root with FindRoot, ...
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How to use ConvexOptimization on a piecewise function?
I define a simple piecewise convex function, but ConvexOptimization does not take it as a valid input:
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Using Piecewise to create a periodic waveform
I want to create a piecewise function that repeats after t=T.
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Plot and differentiate a piecewise vector function [closed]
Consider the map $f:\mathbb R^2\to \mathbb R$ defined as
$$ f(x,y)=\begin{cases}
\|(x,y)\|^2\sin(1/\|(x,y)\|) & (x,y)\neq0 \\
0 & (x,y) =0\\
\end{cases}$$
I am trying to get a ...
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Plotting a piecewise multivariable function [closed]
I want to plot the following function :
\begin{equation}
f(x,y)=\begin{cases} \frac{xy(x^2-y^2)}{x^2+y^2}, \; (x,y)\neq(0,0)\\ 0, \; (x,y)=(0,0)\end{cases}
\end{equation}
I tried the following :
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Difficult on integration the normalization of a piecewise function
I have a little problem; I have defined the following Piecewise-function in the variables {x,L,w}:
f[x_, L_, w_] := Piecewise[{{x w (L - x), 0 <= x <= L}}];
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piecewise vector field and composition of piecewise functions
I have the following vector field
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I have a variable error and was curious to see if it's due to piecewise functions?
So I have a displacement function sigx as a function of "t" (time) and sig.pre (pre-stress). At some time "dx": force "fo" goes to 0, and the same displacement function ...
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NIntegrate seems to not recognize multiplication of Piecewise function and f[t_]:= function, Why?
Considering inputs:
vti={0, 1.5, 2.4, 5.0675, 7.735, 10};
Vscc=1.5; PSA=0.025; f=0.6; m=10;
I defined a function "pwtemp2", using "FC1" and &...
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how to find and b piecewise function mathamatica [closed]
how would i find a,b for
how would i write this in Mathematica to get a and b
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Piecewise[ ] for joining InterpolationFunction objects?
I want to combine InterpolationFunction objects, results of an NDSolve in a loop, into one function. This is my code:
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Summing `Piecewise` function with many cases efficiently
Schematics of the question: I have two piecewise functions $f_1$ and $f_2$ as
$$f_1 = \begin{cases}
\textrm{value 1}, & \textrm{case 1}, \\
\vdots & \vdots \\
\textrm{value 1024}, & \...
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Simplifying expressions with `Sign` functions to a single piecewise format
I have the following expression with many Sign functions:
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Single computation is fast, but 6 computations are extremely slow
I have an expression that involves many Sign functions. I want to expand this in the piecewise format.
My function is:
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What is the scope of the bug where Piecewise breaks DSolve?
Bug introduced after 9.0.1, persisting through 12.3.1. Fixed in 13.0
I have identified a bug in DSolve when differential equation includes a ...
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NDSolve with Piecewise function consideres some value inside Piecewise as Indeterninate
I'm solving a PDE, with one coefficient being piecewise. The issue appears to be that NDSolve somehow consideres piesewise boundary as ...
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Piecewise Function Definition
I am new to Mathematica, and I am unsure on how to do this.
I am working with piecewise function
$$
f_N(x) := \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if}\;\;x = j\sqrt{3}, \quad j=1,...,N \\
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Did Mathematica make a mistake or was it me?
I'm having a little trouble with Mathematica. There are two expressions that should be equal over a given region. Each of which consists of three terms that should be equal individually:
term1 of ...
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How solve this nonlinear equations system by 12 unknowns?
We consider the following integral equation of mixed type:
$x[t]=\frac{t^4}{6} -\frac{t^3}{3} +t+\Sigma_{\mu=1}^2\int_{0}^t k_\mu[t,s]G_\mu[s,x[s]]ds
,0\leq t\leq 1 $ ; (1)
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Maximization of piecewise function
I'm trying to maximize piecewise functions with parameters but haven't been able to do so. Here is a minimum example:
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How to plot a piece-wise function like this: f[x]=1 when -1<=x<=1, and f[x]=0 when x>1 or x<-1
I want to plot a piece-wise function like this:
f[x]=1 when -1<=x<=1, and f[x]=0 when <...
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Issue with Piecewise Parametric Plotting
I am trying to make a parametric plot of a piecewise function that is defined locally. For some odd reason, Mathematica will only plot the first two pieces of the piecewise function. If I plug in ...
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Different results from polar and cartesian forms of a function?
I am trying to write up and study the given function:
by the following Mathematica input (with N=5 and not infinity)
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NDSolve with embedded piecewise function for state-variable
Given ODE:
$\dot{x}=-2 e^{-x^2} x + U$
where:
$U=-u_{as}$
$u_{as} = \begin{cases} \frac{e}{\psi_+-e}, & \mbox{if } e\mbox{>=0} \\ \frac{e}{e-\psi_-}, & \mbox{if } e\mbox{<0} \end{cases}$
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Expressing $f(x)=-x \;\;\; -2\leq x \leq 0\\f(x)=x \;\;\; 0< x \leq 2\\f(x+4)=f(x)$ on Mathematica?
Can we express functions such as:
$$f(x)=-x \quad -2\leq x \leq 0\\f(x)=x \quad 0< x \leq 2\\f(x+4)=f(x)$$
On Mathematica? I tried something with piecewise functions but it didn't work. Namely, I ...
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Different kind of PlotStyle via Piecewise
I have a Piecewise. For vertical line I have to add Exclusions -> None.
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Piecewise function within a vectorplot
I'm trying to do a vector plot with some code that includes piecewise functions and I keep getting the following error:
Part::partw: Part 1 of {} does not exist.
Here is the code:
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Piecewise Numerical results used in NDsolve
I have a solution of LinearSolve. And there are four conditions in single period. Then I used Which to expand this solution.
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Generate piecewise function using for loop
I want to specify a piecewise function by writing f[x_]:=Piecewise[piecewiseComponents], and use a loop to specify the components. I have tried
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Creating a dynamic piecewise plot
I'm trying to create a dynamic piecewise function. I can get 3 points, but after that, everything gets a bit complicated:
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Solving ODE for emptying water tank, exclude branch with complex infinity
I'm trying to simulate a water tank. The dynamic of the system should be described by:
DSolve[{y'[x] == Piecewise[{{-Sqrt[y[x]], 0 < y[x]}}, 0.],
y[0] == 10}, y[x], x]
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Solving a complicated time-dependent function
I want to solve the following time-dependent system of equations:
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Piecewise PDE Over 3 Regions with Continuity Boundary Conditions
I am using Wolfram Language for the first time for my research and could really use some help! I am trying to find the analytical solution of a PDE which has piecewise constants and a piecewise input.
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Problem with NDSolve and piecewise functions: Failure computing Filippov continuation
I am trying to solve a first order differential equation using NDSolve. The differential equation is
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Plotting iterates of a piecewise defined map
This is a follow up question to the one I asked here. I’ve succeeded in figuring out how to plot the first image of my piecewise defined transformation $T: [-1,1]^2 \to [-1,1]^2$, but now I want to ...
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Plotting image of piecewise-defined transformation
I have a transformation $T : [-1,1]^2 \to [-1,1]^2$ that is piecewise defined in the following way:
\begin{align*}
T(x,y) &= \big(a(x-1)+1,\:\left(b-cx\right)(y-1)+1\big) \quad \textrm{if } y > ...
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Approximate the piecewise constant with a smooth function
Let us first define a two regions as follow :
inner=1;outer=2;
reg1 = Disk[{0, 0}, inner];
reg2 = Annulus[{0, 0}, {inner, outer}];
glass=1.5;air=1;
Now let's say I ...
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How to illustrate the optimal solution with kinked constraint?
I have a simple optimization problem with a linear, continuous constraint or a kinked constraint. The optimal solution is either a tangent point with f*<T or at the kink with f*=T. The standard ...
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