- The added line is THIS COLOR.
- The deleted line is THIS COLOR.
[by Tareque and Nugraha, 2009.10.30]
** How to plot contour using gnuplot [#contour-plot]
Contour plot can be made with gnuplot, e.g., for the case of z = f(x,y). Electronic dispersion of a two dimensional graphite plane (graphene) is a good example of a contour plot. See the equations in Saito-sensei's CNT book. A general way to plot contour is by taking the data (*.dat) file format (e.g. graphene.dat).
*** Script: [#f081557a]
- Please set your own x,y range and x,y label
gnuplot> set contour
gnuplot> set dgrid3d 50,50,40
gnuplot> set cntrparam levels 20
gnuplot> unset surface
gnuplot> unset key
gnuplot> set xlabel 'kx'
gnuplot> set ylabel 'ky'
gnuplot> set xrange [-8:8]
gnuplot> set yrange [-8:8]
gnuplot> splot 'graphene.dat' with lines
- To make the surface square:
gnuplot> set size 0.721,1
gnuplot> replot
- Saving the gnuplot figure:
-- in png format
gnuplot> set term png
gnuplot> set output 'graphene.png'
gnuplot> replot
-- in eps format
gnuplot> set term postscript
gnuplot> set output 'graphene.ps'
gnuplot> replot
-- in pdf format
--- we must use eps as an input
flex> epstopdf graphene.eps
--- the output will be graphene.pdf