File:Exponential function showing time constant.svg
Summary
Description |
English: Graph of a decaying exponential function reaching 37% of its original value A after reaching the time constant τ. The exact units aren't given on the axis, although the graph is plotted using A=1 and τ=1. |
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Source | Designed to replace original bitmap version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Exponential_function_showing_time_constant.jpg |
Author | Qef |
Other versions | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Exponential_function_showing_time_constant.jpg |
Source code
This graph was created with gnuplot using the following input file:
set terminal svg font "Bitstream Vera Sans,18" set output "Exponential_function_showing_time_constant.svg" set xrange [0:7] set yrange [0:1] set xzeroaxis linetype -1 set yzeroaxis linetype -1 set xtics axis nomirror offset 0,0.3 (0, "τ" 1, "5τ" 5) set ytics axis nomirror offset -0.8,0 (0, "≈0.37A" 0.37, "A" 1) set key off set border 0 set lmargin 10 set rmargin 1.5 set object 1 rectangle from 0, 0 to 1, 0.37 \ back fs solid 0 linewidth 1 plot exp(x/-1) with line linetype rgbcolor "red" linewidth 2
Licensing
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Qef. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: |