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Connor Davis
Connor Davis on 22 Sep 2024
Commented: DGM on 23 Sep 2024
Hi,
I am trying to turn this script into a .gif file. I tried using movie2gif, imwrite, and write but was unsuccesfull. Below is the script. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
% Bounds and resolution of mesh
x=0:0.1:10;
t=0:300:10000;
[X,T]=meshgrid(x,t);
% Constants
i=sqrt(-1);
a=10; % Angstroms
m=9.1*(10^-31); % Kg
h_bar=1.05*(10^-34); % J*s
% Energy Levels
E_1=((pi*h_bar)^2)/(2*m*a^2);
E_2=((4*pi*h_bar)^2)/(2*m*a^2);
E_3=((9*pi*h_bar)^2)/(2*m*a^2);
% Wavefunction
psi=sqrt(1/3).*(exp(-i*T*E_1/h_bar).*sin(pi*X/a)+exp(-i*T*E_2/h_bar).*sin(2*pi*X/a)+exp(-i*T*E_3/h_bar).*sin(3*pi*X/a));
% Modulus of wavefunction
mod=conj(psi).*psi;
% Functions to be plotted
u_1=real(mod);
u_2=real(psi);
u_3=imag(psi);
% Capturing frames
F(length(t))=struct('cdata',[],'colormap',[]);
for i=1:length(t)
plot(x,u_1(i,:),'linewidth',1.5);
hold on
plot(x,u_2(i,:),'linewidth',1.5);
plot(x,u_3(i,:),'linewidth',1.5);
hold off
xlabel('Postion Inside infinite square well (Å)');
legend('|\psi(x,t)|^2', 'Re(\psi)', 'Im(\psi)');
axis([min(x) max(x) min(min(u_3)) max(max(u_1))]);
F(i)=getframe;
end
close
movie(F,0)
Warning: Movie requested to play 0 times

Answers (2)

Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 22 Sep 2024
Before the for i loop insert
filename = 'Output.gif';
Change
F(i)=getframe;
to
F(i)=getframe;
if i == 1;
SZ = size(F(1).cdata);
imwrite(F(1).cdata, filename, 'writemode', 'overwrite');
else
F(i).cdata = imresize(F(i).cdata, SZ);
imwrite(F(i).cdata, filename, 'writemode', 'append');
end
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DGM
DGM on 23 Sep 2024
Need to convert the frames to indexed color. Probably should also set frame delay and loop count.
By default, getframe() grabs the current axes. If you want the axis labels, title, or ticks, you'll need to specify the figure instead.
% Bounds and resolution of mesh
x=0:0.1:10;
t=0:300:10000;
[X,T]=meshgrid(x,t);
% Constants
i=sqrt(-1);
a=10; % Angstroms
m=9.1*(10^-31); % Kg
h_bar=1.05*(10^-34); % J*s
% Energy Levels
E_1=((pi*h_bar)^2)/(2*m*a^2);
E_2=((4*pi*h_bar)^2)/(2*m*a^2);
E_3=((9*pi*h_bar)^2)/(2*m*a^2);
% Wavefunction
psi=sqrt(1/3).*(exp(-i*T*E_1/h_bar).*sin(pi*X/a)+exp(-i*T*E_2/h_bar).*sin(2*pi*X/a)+exp(-i*T*E_3/h_bar).*sin(3*pi*X/a));
% Modulus of wavefunction
mod=conj(psi).*psi;
% Functions to be plotted
u_1=real(mod);
u_2=real(psi);
u_3=imag(psi);
% gif parameters
filename = 'test.gif';
fdelay = 0.05;
loopcount = Inf;
% Capturing frames
for i=1:length(t)
plot(x,u_1(i,:),'linewidth',1.5);
hold on
plot(x,u_2(i,:),'linewidth',1.5);
plot(x,u_3(i,:),'linewidth',1.5);
hold off
xlabel('Postion Inside infinite square well (Å)');
legend('|\psi(x,t)|^2', 'Re(\psi)', 'Im(\psi)');
axis([min(x) max(x) min(min(u_3)) max(max(u_1))]);
% i'm assuming that we don't need to keep the frames
% also assuming that frame size variation can be better solved
% either through managing the figure setup,
% or by doing post-capture padding on the entire frame stack.
thisframe = frame2im(getframe(gcf));
[thisframe CT] = rgb2ind(thisframe,256);
if i == 1
imwrite(thisframe, CT, filename, 'writemode', 'overwrite', ...
'delaytime',fdelay,'loopcount',loopcount);
else
imwrite(thisframe, CT, filename, 'writemode', 'append', ...
'delaytime',fdelay);
end
end
close

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Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 22 Sep 2024

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