MHB No Animation: Plotting Polar Function $p(r,\theta)$

[Dustinsfl]

$$
p(r,\theta) = \frac{1}{2\pi}\sum_{n = -\infty}^{\infty}r^{|n|}e^{in\theta} = \frac{1}{2\pi}\left[\frac{1 - r^2}{1 - 2r\cos\theta + r^2}\right].
$$
So I produced the graph but it won't animate.

MyR = Table[r, {r, 0, 1, .1}];

u[\[Theta]_] = 1/(2*Pi)*((1 - r^2)/(1 - 2*r*Cos[\[Theta]] + r^2));
Plot[u[MyR, \[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2}, 
 PlotRange -> {0, 3.25}, PlotStyle -> {Red}, AspectRatio -> 2/3]

View attachment 378

Animate[Plot[u[\[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2}, 
  PlotRange -> {0, 3.25}, GridLines -> Automatic, Frame -> True, 
  PlotStyle -> {Thick, Red}], {r, 0, 1, 0.1}, 
 AnimationRunning -> False]

This code doesn't produce any errors or Mathematica complaining but nothing happens when I hit play.

 

[Sudharaka]

$$
p(r,\theta) = \frac{1}{2\pi}\sum_{n = -\infty}^{\infty}r^{|n|}e^{in\theta} = \frac{1}{2\pi}\left[\frac{1 - r^2}{1 - 2r\cos\theta + r^2}\right].
$$
So I produced the graph but it won't animate.

MyR = Table[r, {r, 0, 1, .1}];

u[\[Theta]_] = 1/(2*Pi)*((1 - r^2)/(1 - 2*r*Cos[\[Theta]] + r^2));
Plot[u[MyR, \[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2}, 
 PlotRange -> {0, 3.25}, PlotStyle -> {Red}, AspectRatio -> 2/3]

View attachment 378

Animate[Plot[u[\[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2}, 
  PlotRange -> {0, 3.25}, GridLines -> Automatic, Frame -> True, 
  PlotStyle -> {Thick, Red}], {r, 0, 1, 0.1}, 
 AnimationRunning -> False]

This code doesn't produce any errors or Mathematica complaining but nothing happens when I hit play.

Hi dwsmith, :)

I don't use Mathematica but seeing this question go unanswered I posted this in the Google Mathematica group. Here are the replies.

Kind Regards,
Sudharaka.Reply 1:

myR = Table[r, {r, 0, 1, .1}];

u[r_, \[Theta]_] = 1/(2*Pi)*((1 - r^2)/
(1 - 2*r*Cos[\[Theta]] + r^2));

Plot[Evaluate[
Tooltip[u[#, \[Theta]], #] & /@ myR],
{\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2},
PlotRange -> {0, 3.25},
AspectRatio -> 2/3,
Frame -> True,
Axes -> False]

Plot3D[u[r, \[Theta]],
{\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2},
{r, 0, 1},
PlotRange -> {0, 4},
AspectRatio -> 2/3,
ClippingStyle -> None]

Animate[
Plot[u[r, \[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2},
PlotRange -> {0, 3.25},
GridLines -> Automatic,
Frame -> True,
PlotStyle -> {Thick, Red}],
{r, 0, 1, 0.1},
AnimationRunning -> False]

Manipulate[
Plot[u[r, \[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2},
PlotRange -> {0, 3.25},
GridLines -> Automatic,
Frame -> True,
PlotStyle -> {Thick, Red}],
{r, 0, 1, 0.01, Appearance -> "Labeled"}]


Reply 2:

You need to define u as a function of two variables.

u[r_,theta_]= ...
as in

MyR = Table[r, {r, 0, 1, .1}];

u[r_ ,\[Theta]_] = 1/(2*Pi)*((1 - r^2)/(1 - 2*r*Cos[\[Theta]] + r^2));
Plot[u[MyR, \[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2},
PlotRange -> {0, 3.25}, PlotStyle -> {Red}, AspectRatio -> 2/3]Then

Animate[Plot[u[r,\[Theta]], {\[Theta], -Pi/2, Pi/2}, PlotRange -> {0, 3.25}, GridLines -> Automatic, Frame -> True, PlotStyle -> {Thick, Red}], {r, 0, 1, 0.1}, AnimationRunning -> False]