"""Generate the Q20 wave sketch; tested with Python 3.14, NumPy 2.3.5, and Matplotlib 3.10.7, using the repository's pyproject.toml dependencies. """ from pathlib import Path import matplotlib matplotlib.use("Agg") import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np def main(): x = np.linspace(-6, 6, 1000) fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 4), layout="constrained") for a, color, style, label in [ (0.6, "#176b9c", "--", r"$t_1$: $ct_1=0.6$"), (1.8, "#b63d39", "-", r"$t_2$: $ct_2=1.8$"), ]: psi = np.exp(-0.5 * (x - a) ** 2) - np.exp(-0.5 * (x + a) ** 2) ax.plot(x, psi, color=color, linestyle=style, linewidth=2.2, label=label) ax.axhline(0, color="0.6", linewidth=0.8) ax.axvline(0, color="0.6", linewidth=0.8) ax.set(xlabel=r"Position $x$", ylabel=r"$\psi(x,t)$", xlim=(-6, 6), ylim=(-1.1, 1.1)) ax.set_title("Positive and negative Gaussian waves separate") ax.legend(loc="upper left", frameon=True) ax.grid(alpha=0.2) fig.savefig(Path.cwd() / Path(__file__).with_suffix(".png").name, dpi=150, facecolor="white") plt.close(fig) if __name__ == "__main__": main()