3d Definition and 1000 Threads

Hello I am very new to Matlab and need help on importing my data for a 3D plot. Currently, I have x,y,z data that I am trying to import to look like Figure 5 in the following paper: http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v4/n5/fig_tab/nmeth1038_F5.html I have no idea how to import the...

Hello. Let's think that we have a sphere that shown in the picture above. The user will select 4 different point the Earth's surface. Then I must merge this points with shortest curves, then I got a surface. (Like picture 2) Because of the world's surface, our area is elliptical. How can I...

Hello. Let's think that we have a sphere that shown in the picture above. The user will select 4 different point the Earth's surface. Then I must merge this points with shortest curves, then I got a surface. (Like picture 2) Because of the world's surface, our area is elliptical. How can I...

Does anyone know of a 3D model of the data from the 2MASS Survey? I have to imagine it would be incredibly easy to code, but I haven't found one. Thank you.

This question was on my mechanics test but I skipped it. It seemed kinda crazy. Homework Statement In the drawing is described a weightless beam AC connected to the wall through joint C. The beam is supported by two cables, BE and AD, connected to the wall. At the end of the beam at...

Homework Statement I'm trying to go about fitting some (x,y,z) coordinate data that I got out of a simulation to a parabola, but I'm not entirely sure how. Is there a general equation for a parabola that instead of having usual (x,y) coordinates has (x,y,z) coordinates? Homework Equations...

help needed with 3d geometry problem: important! Homework Statement find the equations of the two planes through the origin which are parallel to the line (x - 1)/2 = (-y-3) = (-z-1)/2 and at a distance of 5/3 from it. also, show that the planes are perpendicular Homework Equations...

Homework Statement Homework Equations A=i+j-2k C=j-5k The Attempt at a Solution How to obtain the correct answer?

Hello, I have a few dozen nodes spaced in a helix shape and an object trying its best to follow the path of the nodes. The nodes are like pylons/cones on the road, and the object is the car trying to navigate and follow them. The helix isn't perfect, so I am thinking to use a spline curve to...

I propose 27 scalar functions {fn : n = 1,2,…,27}, 9 delay-coupled 3D unit vectors {eij : i,j = 1,2,3} of general periodic nature, 7 ortho-normal bases {Zk : k = 0,1,2,…,6} each having three 3D unit vectors, 4 tensors {Y3,Y4,Y5,Y6} of order 2 and a tensor E of order 3. Z3-Z6 and E are defined...

find the volume enclosed by x=y z=0 and y^2+z^2=x i built \int_{0}^{1}\int_{x}^{\sqrt{x}}\int_{0}^{\sqrt{x-y^{2}}}dzdydx i tried to traw the projection of the top interval in the z-y plane z=\sqrt{x-y^{2}} -> z^2+y^2=x so we have a circle but the radius changes from x to...

FYI. I ran across http://www.visiblebody.com/", and thought I would share... It is pretty cool... Rhody... :approve:

"smooth" curves with cusps in 3d While reviewing basic calculus, I noticed that the curve (1+t^2,t^2,t^3), which clearly has a cusp at (1,0,0), has a derivative curve (2t,2t,3t^2) which is clearly smooth. This struck me as odd since differentiation usually seems to turn cusps into...

Homework Statement Hi, I'm taking Intro to Computing for Engr. and my highest level math course I have taken is Calculus I. I'm trying to solve this problem in my book for Intro to Computing for Engr. and believe that the math is over my head. This may well be the case. But sense this...

Hi there, during my work on my PhD thesis as an experimental physicist I ended up with a very theoretical problem: What does the wavefunction of an electron traveling through a magnetic vector potential look like? I chose a cylindrical coordinate system with a magnetic vector potential A...

How often do you watch 8D movies ? or do you watch mostly 3D. How many theatres are there in your locality? My other question is Do 8D theatres need more preparation time to load the movies ( i guess lot of weeks) than 3D(which is instantaneous)? I think 8D theatres need to prepare for...

Do I have to do three 2D free-body-diagrams like I did here -> https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=503368 Or is there a shortcut?

Hi Everyone, Can anyone tell me an "open source 3D MAGNETIC FIELD SIMULATION SOFTWARE", which can add more than 3 magnetic fields and then give their resultant magnetic field... Any help will be appreciable. Regards, hsn

Homework Statement Compute the centroid of the region defined by x^{2} + y^{2} + z^{2} \leq k^{2} and x \geq 0 with \delta(x,y,z) = 1. Homework Equations \overline{x}=\frac{1}{m}\int\int\int x \delta(x,y,z) dV \overline{y}=\frac{1}{m}\int\int\int y \delta(x,y,z) dV...

I recently fall upon this principle while trying to do this 3D mechanics exercise. http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1416/legitwheel.jpg Looking from a side view (only z and y axes), this should be about right: http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5758/momentsq.jpg Ignore the question marks...

I've kicked it up a notch and tried tackling 3D statics :approve: Homework Statement http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4640/attempt01drawing.jpg A rectangular board is held in the condition shown in the drawing by clutching devices A and B (I couldn't find the exact translation in Hebrew...

Hi, have worked out the formula for a hyperbolic spiral space curve to be r(t)=1/t X cos(alpha)+1/t X sine(alpha) + t and obtained the tangent vector T, normal vector N, and curvature (kappa) with the z axis being the central axis of the spiral. Am having trouble finding the formula for the...

Homework Statement A mountain is modeled by z=f(x,y) which is a known function. a) What are the differential equations for x(t) and y(t) that minimize the distance between 2 points. b) If z=f(x,y)=(\sin^2 2\pi x)(\sin^2 2\pi y) Solve the equations. Homework Equations The...

I want to graph this vector field -^r/r^2 but I don't know how to do. Any help would be appreciated.

I was thinking about how does the 3D glasses(not the one with red and blue lens) work. My first idea is that the lenses are polaroids with orthogonal polarization. So I got a 3D glasses from a cinema and try to prove it. I wear the glasses properly(with the arms on my ears) and then look at...

If I put these 2 lines into wolframalpha.com it comes up with a solution x = 1 + 2t , y = 2 – t , z = t ; x = -2 – s , y = 3 + 3s , z = 1 + 4s t = -8/5 and s = 1/5 using equations for x & y Solution; x = -11/5 y = 18/5 z = 9/5But the z values do not match so how can these...

How do they convert movies that were shot in 2D to 3D? I recently saw that they were rereleasing Titanic in 3D... Doesn't this require multiple camera angles? or is it more like doing a 'cutout' of the actors and placing them on a Z-Plane? The other method I can think of is recreating the sets...

Homework Statement What is the function f(r) s.t int {d3r.f(r).e-iw.r= 1/w2} where w = (kx,ky,kz) Homework Equations None The Attempt at a Solution I tried to directly take Fourier transform of 1/w2 as \int{ d3r.1/w2.eiw.r}. I started integrating dkx bu calculus of residues, calling the...

I am trying to turn a 3D parametric equation into a vector field for an experiment, but I am not having much luck. [x,y,z]=[r*cos(u),r*sin(u),a*u] is the equation, I'm using grapher on the Mac. I want it all going in a helix, which is what the equation is for. Thanks!

Hi all, I have 3 lists of data where lists; A={numbers}, B={numbers} and C={{y,m,d,h,m,s},{...}} (i.e. C is in the form DateList). I have no problem plotting using DateListPlot for the 2D case (C VS A) but can't seem to plot all 3 sets of data together. Mathematica seems not to be able...

Ok, so I have a problem as follows: A beam is simply supported at joints A, B, C D and E. there is a UDL acting on the BC member The member is 6m long with a UDL of 60kn/m However the tricky part is that this member is 1.2 times higher than the height of the members AB, CD, and DE. So BC =...

Hi I do 3D modeling and lately i have been trying to make some more theoretic diagrams about the whole thing. Sometimes i try to go through ways where math and geometry are needed (or so i think) and my background is not up to it. I'll use this thread to post some initial questions per post...

Hi! It's been like two days since I have tried to make this work, still I got nothing. Searched Google etc. but no help there. I have a three dimensional matrix in form of {{a,b,c}, {d,e,f}, {g,h,i}, ... etc. } with a total of 51 elements, i.e. 51x3 matrix. What I want is to plot it as...

Hi. I've been studying for a test and have been scouring my text for methods of proving points in 3-dimensional space are collinear. The best I can see is that the cross-product of the vectors must equal zero. Can someone explain how to do this a little more clearly?

How much more than is to learn when you go from 2D to 3D? I'm curious to know whether all these problems I solve in 2D are less helpful for when we move to 3D, where there are more elements?

What is the relationship between these? On the TV and LW side, these seem relevant http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/2011/03/liang_kong_on_levinwen_models.html http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.1533 http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.1737v2 On the TV and 3D gravity side, this seems relevant...

I'd always assumed it was, since LQG spin foam models are based on BF theory. And it is typically said that in 3D it is BF, and in 4D constrained BF. The 4D quantum case is not known to be gravity, but I had thought the 3D case was. Yet in http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week254.html Baez...

Dear all, I having a trouble in defining 2D and 3D stress . As I know Maximum principal stress in 2D and 3D cases is totally different. In which condition we should apply 2D stress formula and when we need to use 3D stress formula?

When you are modelling elements like tubes, the local x-axis is defined along the tubes length. If a unit vector for the z-axis is not applied, modelling softwares defaults to a coordinate system where the local zx-plane is parallel with the global zx-plane. I'm not sure what that means...

I have seen a lot of 3D software users of Modo, 3ds Max, Maya, etc that can produce a very nice looking product designs. These ranges of items made by them include car, building, machine, airplane, household electrical product, etc. They all look as good as the outcome produced by the CAD...

Homework Statement A force of 5N acts along the vector (-4,-3,-1) A force of 2N acts along the vector (-3,-6,5) A force of 4N acts along the vector (-9,-1,8) find the resultant force vector. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution i tried to multiply the vectors by the...

Homework Statement Let f be a vector function, f = (xz, 0, 0), and C a contour formed by the boundary of the surface S S : x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = R^2 , x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, z ≥ 0 , and oriented counterclockwise (as seen from the origin). Evaluate the integral (Closed integral sign) f · dr , directly as...

Homework Statement I have a quantum harmonic oscillator with quantum numbers nx,ny,nz ≥ 0 and frequency ω0. There are three parts to the problem. To me it seems they are out of order, but I'm kind of shaky deriving these. a) Write down the energy level Enx,ny,nz of a QHO in 3d with quantum...

if the first 3D object has 4 points. why use x,y,z to describe 3D? am i confused about one or more concepts? does a tetrahedron skip 3D? a plane plus another point some where off that plane would immediately provide 4 directions to move. one for each point. could these directions not be used to...

Homework Statement An electron is trapped in a cubic 3D infinite well. In the states (nx,ny,nz) = (a)(2,1,1), (b)(1,2,1) (c)(1,1,2), what is the probability of finding the electron in the region (0 ≤ x ≤ L, 1/3L ≤ y ≤ 2/3L, 0 ≤ z ≤ L)? Homework Equations My normalized wave function in the...

Homework Statement [\hat{H},\vec{r}]= ? The Attempt at a Solution The answer is given, and I KNOW that factor of 6 shouldn't be there. The answer should be -\frac{\hbar^2}{m} \nabla Anyway I've always been lurking these forums and I enjoy the discussions here, but this factor is...

I am working on a 3D crane system, the system has three dc motors for y, x and z axis, and i control them with a PWM signal. i need to find the relationship between pwm and torque or torque and duty. could someone help me, thanks

Hi, for all of you we´ve made new user-friendly interactive 3D model of solar system and night sky with real-time planet´s positions. http://www.solarsystemscope.com/ (requires flash) Application in a simple way helps students and laymen to understand the movements of the planets and...

Hi all This is my first time here, so I will do my best to explain what I need help with. I have 2 sets of 11 xyz coordinates of some beads that I would like to plot in 3D. I want to show them in 3 space as a before and after (to represent a displacement of each point). I was able to...

Homework Statement Find the volume of the solid bounded by the curves y = x^{1/3} and y = x when rotated around y=1. Homework Equations Volume with washers: V = \pi \int R(x)^{2}-r(x)^{2} dx where R(x) and r(x) are functions of x defining the inner and outer radii of the washers...