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This page is a catalog for various PGF/TikZ snippets. Click on the picture to see a larger version, or click on the title to see the source code. Note that several of these snippets use the \tikzstyle keys defined in tikzstyledefs.tex and described in more detail on my Trace Diagrams with TikZ Page.

PGF (Portable Graphics Format) & TikZ (TikZ ist kein Zeichenprogramm) are a combination of $\TeX$ packages that can be used for generating high-quality graphics using a $\LaTeX$-like syntax. I like TikZ because it generates graphics on the fly, without the need for separate files for each picture… this is a lifesaver for papers that have hundreds of diagrams. It is also has a very natural and intuitive syntax. For example, the command to draw a line between $(0,0)$ and $(1,1)$ is \tikz{ \draw(0,0)to(1,1); } See this tutorial at the pracTeX Journal for help on getting started with PGF/TikZ. The instructions here require version 2.00 which is available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/, with documentation here. Another great resource is this PGF/TikZ Gallery.

Featured Snippets

Admissibility

(last edited on 11 Feb 2009 19:55 by elishapeterson)

Army Math Lattice

(last edited on 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson)

Dot and Cross Products & Vector Identities

(last edited on 15 Feb 2010 15:44 by elishapeterson)

"Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams

(last edited on 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson)

Pascal's Triangle

(last edited on 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson)

Pentagons

(last edited on 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson)

Pretty Simple Loop Recurrence

(last edited on 19 Jan 2009 19:21 by elishapeterson)

Trace Relations via Binor Identity

(last edited on 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapeterson)

Triple Vector Product Identity

(last edited on 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapeterson)

All Snippets (sorted by title)

1. 6j Symbols last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:22 by elishapeterson
2. Admissibility last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:55 by elishapeterson
3. Army Math Lattice last edited 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson
4. Central Functions of Rank 1-3 last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:45 by elishapeterson
5. Dot and Cross Products & Vector Identities last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:44 by elishapeterson
6. Examples for Various \tikzstyle keys last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:01 by elishapeterson
7. Fundamental Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:49 by elishapeterson
8. Gluing an Edge at a Trivalent Trace Diagram Vertex last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:13 by elishapeterson
9. "Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson
10. Matrix Minors and Cofactors last edited 03 Mar 2010 13:59 by elishapeterson
11. Pascal's Triangle last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson
12. Pentagons last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson
13. Pretty Simple Loop Recurrence last edited 19 Jan 2009 19:21 by elishapeterson
14. Simple Tensor Diagrams last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:54 by elishapeterson
15. Symmetrizers & Basic Trivalent Diagrams last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:59 by elishapeterson
16. Trace, Determinant, and Other Primitive Matrix Invariants last edited 15 Feb 2010 16:36 by elishapeterson
17. Trace Relations via Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapeterson
18. Transition Matrix last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:44 by elishapeterson
19. Triple Vector Product Identity last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapeterson
20. Trivalent Spin Networks & Identities last edited 11 Feb 2009 20:01 by elishapeterson
21. Vectors and Matrices in Trace Diagrams last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:40 by elishapeterson

Recent Snippets (sorted by last edit date)

1. Matrix Minors and Cofactors last edited 03 Mar 2010 13:59 by elishapeterson
2. Trace, Determinant, and Other Primitive Matrix Invariants last edited 15 Feb 2010 16:36 by elishapeterson
3. Dot and Cross Products & Vector Identities last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:44 by elishapeterson
4. Vectors and Matrices in Trace Diagrams last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:40 by elishapeterson
5. Triple Vector Product Identity last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapeterson
6. Examples for Various \tikzstyle keys last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:01 by elishapeterson
7. Trivalent Spin Networks & Identities last edited 11 Feb 2009 20:01 by elishapeterson
8. Symmetrizers & Basic Trivalent Diagrams last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:59 by elishapeterson
9. Admissibility last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:55 by elishapeterson
10. Simple Tensor Diagrams last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:54 by elishapeterson
11. Central Functions of Rank 1-3 last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:45 by elishapeterson
12. 6j Symbols last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:22 by elishapeterson
13. Gluing an Edge at a Trivalent Trace Diagram Vertex last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:13 by elishapeterson
14. Pretty Simple Loop Recurrence last edited 19 Jan 2009 19:21 by elishapeterson
15. Transition Matrix last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:44 by elishapeterson
16. Pentagons last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson
17. Pascal's Triangle last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson
18. "Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson
19. Army Math Lattice last edited 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson
20. Trace Relations via Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapeterson
21. Fundamental Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:49 by elishapeterson