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--- latex:tikz [2022/03/27 16:07] – iwn
+++ latex:tikz [2022/12/02 15:40] – [For-loops: Pseudorapidity 𝜂 and polar angle 𝜃] iwn
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   * The examples below and many more are also available on [[https://github.com/IzaakWN/CodeSnippets/tree/master/LaTeX/TikZ|GitHub]] and [[https://ineuteli.web.cern.ch/ineuteli/diagrams/|this gallery page]].
   * [[http://pgf.sourceforge.net/pgf_CVS.pdf|Official TikZ & PGF manual]].
+  * [[http://tug.ctan.org/info/visualtikz/VisualTikZ.pdf|Visual Tikz]]: an extensive cheat sheet with TikZ's many features and commands.
   * For Feynman diagrams, please see [[latex:feynman|this page]].
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+Using a for-loop over two variables:
+<WRAP group><WRAP half column lo 65%>
+<code latex>
+\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=3]
+  % limits
+  \def\R{1.2} % radius/length of lines
+  % axis labels
+  \node[scale=1,below left=1] at (0,\R) {$y$}; % y axis
+  \node[scale=1,below left=1] at (\R,0) {$z$}; % z axis
+  % lines
+  \foreach \t/\e in {90/0,60/0.55,45/0.88,30/1.32,10/2.43,0/+\infty}{ % loop over theta/eta
+    \pgfkeys{/pgf/number format/precision=2}
+    \draw[->,black!60!red,thick,line cap=round] % eta lines
+      (0,0) -- (\t:\R) node[anchor=180+\t,black] {$\eta=\e$}
+      node[black,pos=0.7,fill=white,scale=0.8,inner sep=1.5pt] {$\theta=\t^\circ$};
+  }
+\end{tikzpicture}
+</code>
+</WRAP><WRAP half column 30%>
+\\
+{{ latex:theta-eta.png ? 2000 }}
+\\
+</WRAP></WRAP>
+Using for-loop and calculation + rounding:
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 <code latex>
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   % limits
-  \def\R{1.2}
+  \def\R{1.2} % radius/length of lines
   % axis labels
-  \node[scale=0.9,below=5pt,left=2pt] at (0,\R) {$y$};
+  \node[scale=1,below left=1] at (0,\R) {$y$}; % y axis
-  \node[scale=0.9,left=5pt,below=2pt] at (\R,0) {$z$};
+  \node[scale=1,below left=1] at (\R,0) {$z$}; % z axis
   % lines
-  \foreach \t/\e in {90/0,60/0.55,45/0.88,30/1.32,10/2.44,0/\infty}{
+  \pgfkeys{/pgf/number format/precision=2} % two decimals
-    \draw[->,black!60!red,thick]
+  \foreach \t in {90,60,45,30,10,0}{ % loop over theta
-      (0,0) -- ({\R*cos(\t)},{\R*sin(\t)})
+    \ifnum \t = 0
-      node[anchor=180+\t,black] {$\eta=\e$};
+      \def\e{+\infty} % infinity symbol
-    \node[fill=white,scale=0.8] at ({0.8*cos(\t)},{0.8*sin(\t)}) {$\theta=\t^\circ$};
+    \else
+      \pgfmathparse{-ln(tan(\t/2))} % pseudorapidity
+      %\pgfmathroundto{\pgfmathresult} % round without traling zeroes
+      \pgfmathroundtozerofill{\pgfmathresult} % round with trailing zeroes
+      \pgfmathsetmacro\e{\t==90?0:\pgfmathresult} % no trailing zeroes for theta = 0
+    \fi
+    \draw[->,black!60!red,thick,line cap=round] % eta lines
+      (0,0) -- (\t:\R) node[anchor=180+\t,black] {$\eta=\e$}
+      node[black,pos=0.7,fill=white,scale=0.8,inner sep=1.5pt] {$\theta=\t^\circ$};
   }
 \end{tikzpicture}
 </code>
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  ===== 3D axis with spherical coordinates & CMS coordinate system =====
-This piece of code is based on [[https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/116206/how-to-draw-and-annotate-a-spherical-coordinate-system|this StackExchange thread]]. It is a simple exercise in making axes and labeling angles in 3D. ''\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}'' needs to be included. The full code can be found [[https://tikz.net/axis3d_cms/|here]].
+This piece of code is based on [[https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/116206/how-to-draw-and-annotate-a-spherical-coordinate-system|this StackExchange thread]]. It is a simple exercise in making axes and labeling angles in 3D. ''\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}'' needs to be included. The full code can be found [[https://tikz.net/axis3d/|here]].
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-An example of rotating the 3D axes with the CMS conventional coordinate system by using the option ''rotate around x=<//angle//>'' and more ([[latex:example_spherical_coordinates|full code]]):
+An example of rotating the 3D axes with the CMS conventional coordinate system by using the option ''rotate around x=<//angle//>'' and more ([[https://tikz.net/axis3d_cms|full code]]):
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