6.32.1 Top new questions this week

6.32.1.1 Plotting the Star of Bethlehem

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Christmas is around the corner! In preparation, consider the polynomial 
 f[x_,y_]:= 1/10 (4 - x^2 - 2 y^2)^2 + 1/2 (x^2 + y^2) 
 
and define $r=(f_x,f_y)$ using the ... 
[plotting] [equation-solving] [graphics] [performance-tuning] [visualization]
 

asked by fwgb https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=44151 19 votes

answered by xzczd https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1871 15 votes

6.32.1.2 Opacity gradient in custom legend

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I need to produce the legend of a plot which encodes a color gradient together with a color gradient. In particular, I would like the image bellow to have the blueish edge faded and the redish solid: 
 
... 
[graphics] [color] [legending] [plot-themes] [opacity]
 

asked by Marcelo Broinizi https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=53497 6 votes

answered by kglr https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=125 7 votes

6.32.1.3 Circle Packing in Cone Texture

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This is a cone with texture generated by PatternFilling in plane. 
The problem this texture mapping is not conformal. 
So my question is how to generated a pattern image which could suit a fixed height ... 
[graphics3d] [textures]
 

asked by HyperGroups https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6648 5 votes

answered by cvgmt https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=72111 3 votes

6.32.1.4 Is there a Mathematica CUDA ode solver?

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I have a system of ODEs which I'd like to solve with many (thousands) different initial conditions. In the net there are articles that CUDA can speed up such computations, but I haven't found  ... 
[differential-equations] [cudalink] [cuda]
 

asked by Andrew https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=306 5 votes

6.32.1.5 How to properly use the function ThermodynamicData

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I've been trying to use the function  ThermodynamicData , and it is going fine when I try to calculate properties such as Enthalpy or Entropy or even phase as a ... 
[functions] [curated-data] [wolfram-cloud] [chemistry]
 

asked by Igor Stravinsky https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=35043 5 votes

answered by Michael E2 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4999 2 votes

6.32.1.6 How do I reorder and combine sublists based on sublist rankings given by another list?

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I have two lists: 
... 
[list-manipulation] [sorting]
 

asked by Gregorio https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=75996 5 votes

answered by wuyudi https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=68689 2 votes

6.32.1.7 How to convert cuboid to mesh efficiently

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 cuboids = 
Table[Cuboid @@ (pts = RandomReal[100, {2, 3}]), {i, 10000}]; 
 
Method1: 
... 
[graphics3d] [mesh] [opencascade]
 

asked by HyperGroups https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6648 5 votes

answered by chyanog https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2090 6 votes