3D Surface
2D Sinc Function
Cardinal sine (sinc) function in 2D showing central peak and ripples.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
colors = ['#ffffff', '#dcfce7', '#22c55e', '#15803d']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('light_green', colors, N=256)
X = np.linspace(-10, 10, 100)
Y = np.linspace(-10, 10, 100)
X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y)
R = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2) + 0.01
Z = np.sin(R) / R # 2D sinc function
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d', facecolor='#ffffff')
surf = ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, cmap=cmap, linewidth=0, antialiased=True)
ax.set_xlabel('X', color='#1f2937', fontsize=10)
ax.set_ylabel('Y', color='#1f2937', fontsize=10)
ax.set_zlabel('Z', color='#1f2937', fontsize=10)
ax.set_title('2D Sinc Function', color='#1f2937', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', pad=20)
ax.tick_params(colors='#6b7280', labelsize=8)
ax.xaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.yaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.zaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.xaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#e5e7eb')
ax.yaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#e5e7eb')
ax.zaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#e5e7eb')
ax.view_init(elev=25, azim=45)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
3D Charts
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