"""Original solution figure; tested with Python 3.14.4. Uses NumPy 2.3.5 and Matplotlib 3.10.7 from the root pyproject.toml. Writes its PNG basename to the current working directory. """ import numpy as np import matplotlib matplotlib.use("Agg") import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from pathlib import Path plt.rcParams.update({"font.size": 10, "axes.spines.top": False, "axes.spines.right": False, "figure.facecolor": "white", "axes.facecolor": "white", "savefig.facecolor": "white"}) fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(10.3, 3.5), layout="constrained") u = np.linspace(-1, 1, 700) w = 2*np.abs(np.sin(np.pi*u/2)) axes[0].plot(u, w, color="#1565a8", lw=2) axes[0].set_title("One atom per cell: length d") axes[0].set_xlabel(r"$kd/\pi$") axes[0].set_ylabel(r"$\omega/\sqrt{K/m}$") axes[0].text(0, .45, "acoustic", ha="center", color="#1565a8") for ax, ratio, name in zip(axes[1:], [1., 3.], ["Equal masses: M = m", "Different masses: M = 3m"]): kd = u*np.pi/2 root = np.sqrt(np.maximum(0, (1+1/ratio)**2-4/ratio*np.sin(kd)**2)) wa = np.sqrt(np.maximum(0, 1+1/ratio-root)) wo = np.sqrt(1+1/ratio+root) ax.plot(u, wa, color="#1565a8", lw=2, label="acoustic") ax.plot(u, wo, color="#ca6720", lw=2, label="optical") ax.set_title(name+"\nTwo-atom cell: length 2d") ax.set_xlabel(r"$2kd/\pi$") ax.legend(frameon=False, fontsize=8, loc="center") for ax in axes: for x in [-1, 1]: ax.axvline(x, color="0.45", ls="--", lw=1) ax.set_xlim(-1.08, 1.08) ax.set_ylim(0, 2.2) ax.set_xticks([-1, 0, 1]) ax.grid(alpha=.15) fig.suptitle("Nearest-neighbour chains with equal spring constants K; dashed lines: zone edges") fig.savefig(Path(__file__).with_suffix(".png").name, dpi=135)