import matplotlib matplotlib.use('Agg') import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(7.2, 3.6), dpi=100, layout='constrained') y = np.linspace(0.025, 3, 900) for ax, coupling in zip(axes, [1.5, 4.0]): line = 2*y/coupling low, high = np.tanh(y), 1/np.tanh(y) allowed = (line >= low) & (line <= high) ax.plot(y, low, label=r'$\tanh y$', color='#1765a4') ax.plot(y, high, label=r'$\coth y$', color='#b33a32') ax.plot(y, line, label=r'$2y/(\lambda a)$', color='#222222') ax.fill_between(y, 0, 3, where=allowed, color='#80c49a', alpha=0.25, label='allowed y') ax.set(xlim=(0, 3), ylim=(0, 3), xlabel=r'$y=\kappa a/2$', title=rf'$\lambda a={coupling:g}$') ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False) axes[0].set_ylabel('Boundary functions') axes[1].legend(fontsize=8, loc='upper right') fig.suptitle('One negative-energy band; its upper energy reaches zero for lambda a ≤ 2', fontsize=10) fig.savefig('paper-3-delta-comb-bands.png', facecolor='white', transparent=False) plt.close(fig)