PGF/TikZ Code Snippets

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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.

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Trace Relations via Binor Identity

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

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Triple Vector Product Identity

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

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  1. Central Functions of Rank 1-3 last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:45 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  2. Fundamental Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:49 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  3. Trace, Determinant, and Other Primitive Matrix Invariants last edited 15 Feb 2010 16:36 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  4. Trace Relations via Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  5. Triple Vector Product Identity last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapetersonelishapeterson

Recent Snippets (sorted by last edit date)

  1. Trace, Determinant, and Other Primitive Matrix Invariants last edited 15 Feb 2010 16:36 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  2. Triple Vector Product Identity last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  3. Central Functions of Rank 1-3 last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:45 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  4. Trace Relations via Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
  5. Fundamental Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:49 by elishapetersonelishapeterson
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