"""Original diagram; tested with Python 3.14, NumPy and Matplotlib. Write the matching PNG basename to the caller's working directory. """ import numpy as np import matplotlib matplotlib.use('Agg') import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from matplotlib.patches import Circle fig,ax=plt.subplots(figsize=(6.6,2.15),dpi=145,facecolor='white') for x,label,length in [(0,r'$\beta$',r'$\|\beta\|=\sqrt{2}$'),(1.6,r'$\alpha$',r'$\|\alpha\|=1$'),(3.2,r'$\gamma$',r'$\|\gamma\|=1$')]: ax.add_patch(Circle((x,0),.18,facecolor='white',edgecolor='#222222',lw=1.8,zorder=3)) ax.text(x,.3,label,ha='center',fontsize=18);ax.text(x,-.5,length,ha='center',fontsize=12) for y in [-.06,.06]:ax.plot([.18,1.42],[y,y],color='#222222',lw=1.5) ax.plot([.68,.88,.68],[.17,0,-.17],color='#222222',lw=1.6) ax.plot([1.78,3.02],[0,0],color='#222222',lw=1.5) ax.set_title('C3: the arrow points toward the short root',fontsize=14,pad=12) ax.set_xlim(-.65,3.85);ax.set_ylim(-.75,.7);ax.axis('off') fig.tight_layout();fig.savefig('paper-1-c3-dynkin.png',facecolor='white',transparent=False);plt.close(fig)