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Usando entradas de leyenda

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Usando entradas de leyenda

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\begin{document}
\pgfplotstableread[col sep=comma]{
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}\loadedtable
\begin{figure}[h]
\tikzset{ellipsenode/.style={draw, ellipse, thick, text width=5ex, align=center, inner sep=2pt}}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[
axis lines=center,
xmin=-0.6,  xmax=6.6,
ymin=-17,  ymax=28,
axis on top,
xtick distance=1,
ytick distance=5,
tick label style={font=\footnotesize, inner sep=1pt, fill=white},
no marks, samples=15, smooth,
legend entries={
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{0}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{1}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{2}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{3}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{4}(x)$
},                ]
\addplot[color=red] table[x index=0,y index=1] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=blue]table[x index=0,y index=2] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=green] table[x index=0,y index=3] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=purple] table[x index=0,y index=4] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=yellow] table[x index=0,y index=5] {\loadedtable};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[
axis lines=center,
xmin=-0.6,  xmax=6.6,
ymin=-17,  ymax=28,
axis on top,
xtick distance=1,
ytick distance=5,
tick label style={font=\footnotesize, inner sep=1pt, fill=white},
no marks, samples=15, smooth,
legend entries={
        $Q^{(3)}_{0}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{1}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{2}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{3}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{4}(x)$
},    
   ]
\addplot[color=red] table[x index=0,y index=1] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=blue]table[x index=0,y index=6] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=green] table[x index=0,y index=7] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=purple] table[x index=0,y index=8] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=yellow] table[x index=0,y index=9] {\loadedtable};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\caption{Graph of $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_n$ and $Q^{(3)}_n$ for $n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4$}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

Resultado

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Pero en el resultado de la compilación, quiero que las dos tablas de descripción sean lo suficientemente pequeñas para ver mejor los gráficos. una idea por favor

Respuesta1

Wrt.mi comentario con enlacesAquí tienes una forma de diseñar o componer tu propia leyenda. Para ver mejor las diferencias y evitar el desorden, lo pongo como una respuesta separada.

resultado más pequeño

Observaciones

Preámbulo

Para el diseño es mejor usar class standalone, ya que se ajusta al tamaño del "papel" según sea necesario. El paquete xcolorno es necesario aquí. Necesitaremos tikzlibrary matrixpara componer la leyenda.

\documentclass[10pt,border=3mm,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
%\usepackage{xcolor}    % <<< not needed in pgfplots
\usetikzlibrary{matrix} % <<< to typeset the legend, later

conjunto de parcelas

Está obsoleto, ya que no utilizamos la leyenda incorporada.

%    \pgfplotsset{
%       every axis legend/.append style={
%           at={(1.02,1)},
%           anchor=north west,
%       },
%    }

Entorno del eje

  • pongamos un titulo
  • eliminar todas las declaraciones de leyenda
  • agregar un \labelDESPUÉS de cada\addplot ... ;
  • define un \coordinatepara usarlo más tarde, aquí llamado(label)
    \begin{axis}[
        ...
        no marks, samples=15, smooth,
        title=$Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_n(x)$; % <<<
    ]
    % <<< new: put labels, to reference them later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    \addplot[color=red] table[x index=0,y index=1] {\loadedtable};\label{plot:L1}
    ...
    
    % <<< new: legend will go here, in plot coordinates
    \coordinate (legend) at (.3,25);
    \end{axis}

Escribe tu leyenda

La estructura básica es \matrix[...] at (legend) { ... };muy parecida a la que haría con un archivo \node. Necesitas definir algunos estilos para verlo como lo deseas.

Piense en ello \matrixcomo el Tikz-pendiente de un Latex table. Es por eso que verá la & & \\estructura de una fila de datos. En su interior, simplemente escribe como si fuera texto normal, haciendo referencia a todas las etiquetas de trazado establecidas anteriormente. Como ocurre con todas las referencias, necesitan una segunda compilación después de introducir cambios.

    % ~~~ building your legend using a matrix (it's like a table within Tikz) ~~~~
    \matrix[
        draw,               % to see it, with
        matrix of nodes,    % see manual
        anchor=north west,  % upper left corner
        font={\tiny},       % use smaller font, if you like
    ] at (legend) {
        Index $n$: &&\\
        \ref{plot:L1} 0&\ref{plot:L2} 1&\ref{plot:L3} 2\\
        \ref{plot:L4} 3&\ref{plot:L5} 4&\\
    };

Resultado y código

resultado

\documentclass[10pt,border=3mm,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
%\usepackage{xcolor}    % <<< not needed in pgfplots
\usetikzlibrary{matrix} % <<< to typeset the legend, later

% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{document}
    \pgfplotstableread[col sep=comma]{
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}\loadedtable

\tikzset{
    ellipsenode/.style={
        draw, ellipse, thick, text width=5ex, 
        align=center, inner sep=2pt
    }
}

    \begin{tikzpicture}
%    \pgfplotsset{
%       every axis legend/.append style={
%           at={(1.02,1)},
%           anchor=north west,
%       },
%    }
    \begin{axis}[
        axis lines=center,
        xmin=-0.6,  xmax=6.6,
        ymin=-17,  ymax=28,
        axis on top,
        xtick distance=1,
        ytick distance=5,
        tick label style={font=\footnotesize, inner sep=1pt, fill=white},
        no marks, samples=15, smooth,
        title=$Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_n(x)$; % <<<
    ]
    % <<< new: put labels, to reference them later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    \addplot[color=red] table[x index=0,y index=1] {\loadedtable};\label{plot:L1}
    \addplot[color=blue]table[x index=0,y index=2] {\loadedtable};\label{plot:L2}
    \addplot[color=green] table[x index=0,y index=3] {\loadedtable};\label{plot:L3}
    \addplot[color=purple] table[x index=0,y index=4] {\loadedtable};\label{plot:L4}
    \addplot[color=yellow] table[x index=0,y index=5] {\loadedtable};\label{plot:L5}
    
    % <<< new: legend will go here, in plot coordinates
    \coordinate (legend) at (.3,25);
    \end{axis}
    
    % ~~~ building your legend using a matrix (it's like a table within Tikz) ~~~~
    \matrix[
        draw,               % to see it, with
        matrix of nodes,    % see manual
        anchor=north west,  % upper left corner
        font={\tiny},       % use smaller font, if you like
    ] at (legend) {
        Index $n$: &&\\
        \ref{plot:L1} 0&\ref{plot:L2} 1&\ref{plot:L3} 2\\
        \ref{plot:L4} 3&\ref{plot:L5} 4&\\
    };  
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Respuesta2

Aquí tienes una forma de hacerlo. Lo más fácil sería colocar la leyenda fuera del dibujo, digamos a la derecha.Cap. "4.9.5 Apariencia de la leyenda" (pdf)o"Apariencia de la leyenda 20.9" (html)lo describe en el manual de pgfplots.

Intenté poner la leyenda arriba, pero no se ve bien. También puedes dibujar en Tikz tu propia leyenda utilizando el enfoque descrito en la primera página de dicho capítulo:

% from said chapter, sth. like this:
 \matrix [style=every axis legend] {
    draw plot specification 1 & \node{legend 1}\\
...

Otra alternativa podría ser introducir abreviaturas para sus muchas funciones en su artículo y usarlas con los gráficos. Cuando son más cortos, los dos dibujos pueden encajar como un dibujo de 1 línea como publicaste.

La diferencia con su código es esta línea de código, que agregué a sus dos gráficos:

  • especificar el estilo de leyenda del eje
  • Recuerde del manual que (0,0) es la esquina inferior izquierda, (1,1) la esquina superior derecha
  • coloque la leyenda ligeramente desplazada hacia la parte superior derecha
  • anclar su esquina superior izquierda ( north west) a dicha posición
\begin{tikzpicture}
\pgfplotsset{                                 % <<<
    every axis legend/.append style={
        at={(1.02,1)},
        anchor=north west
    },
}
\begin{axis}[

resultado

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/705129/using-legend-entries

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\begin{document}
\pgfplotstableread[col sep=comma]{
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       -5.78947368e-01,  1.00000000e+00, -3.07894737e+00,         6.97991690e+00, -1.45631652e+01,  3.17518749e+01, -3.07894737e+00,         6.97991690e+00, -1.45631652e+01,  5.91648918e+01
       -1.57894737e-01,  1.00000000e+00, -2.65789474e+00,         4.56440443e+00, -6.15144336e+00,  7.79163062e+00, -2.65789474e+00,         4.56440443e+00, -6.15144336e+00,  1.93708181e+01
        2.63157895e-01,  1.00000000e+00, -2.23684211e+00,         2.50346260e+00, -5.66955824e-01, -3.42580172e+00, -2.23684211e+00,         2.50346260e+00, -5.66955824e-01, -2.35859076e+00
        6.84210526e-01,  1.00000000e+00, -1.81578947e+00,         7.97091413e-01,  2.63817612e+00, -6.28491883e+00, -1.81578947e+00,         7.97091413e-01,  2.63817612e+00, -1.12508974e+01
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        1.52631579e+00,  1.00000000e+00, -9.73684211e-01,        -1.55193906e+00,  3.70188803e+00, -6.94584190e-01, -9.73684211e-01,        -1.55193906e+00,  3.70188803e+00, -7.66284401e+00
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        2.78947368e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  2.89473684e-01,        -2.41620499e+00, -1.35074355e+00,  4.13937964e+00,  2.89473684e-01,        -2.41620499e+00, -1.35074355e+00,  6.68195573e+00
        3.21052632e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  7.10526316e-01,        -1.99515235e+00, -3.01629246e+00,  1.59775549e+00,  7.10526316e-01,        -1.99515235e+00, -3.01629246e+00,  7.27548248e+00
        3.63157895e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  1.13157895e+00,        -1.21952909e+00, -3.92604607e+00, -2.15601404e+00,  1.13157895e+00,        -1.21952909e+00, -3.92604607e+00,  5.23419032e+00
        4.05263158e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  1.55263158e+00,        -8.93351801e-02, -3.63212567e+00, -5.47184956e+00,  1.55263158e+00,        -8.93351801e-02, -3.63212567e+00,  1.36509289e+00
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        4.89473684e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  2.39473684e+00,         3.23476454e+00,  2.35825193e+00, -4.17790734e-01,  2.39473684e+00,         3.23476454e+00,  2.35825193e+00, -4.85685319e+00
        5.31578947e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  2.81578947e+00,         5.42867036e+00,  8.95046654e+00,  1.50238725e+01,  2.81578947e+00,         5.42867036e+00,  8.95046654e+00, -1.82406447e+00
        5.73684211e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  3.23684211e+00,         7.97714681e+00,  1.85378700e+01,  4.50470077e+01,  3.23684211e+00,         7.97714681e+00,  1.85378700e+01,  1.01521937e+01
        6.15789474e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  3.65789474e+00,         1.08801939e+01,  3.15683409e+01,  9.50733043e+01,  3.65789474e+00,         1.08801939e+01,  3.15683409e+01,  3.56505451e+01
        6.57894737e+00,  1.00000000e+00,  4.07894737e+00,         1.41378116e+01,  4.84897580e+01,  1.71278774e+02,  4.07894737e+00,         1.41378116e+01,  4.84897580e+01,  8.00039353e+01
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\begin{figure}[h]
\tikzset{ellipsenode/.style={draw, ellipse, thick, text width=5ex, align=center, inner sep=2pt}}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\pgfplotsset{
    every axis legend/.append style={
        at={(1.02,1)},
        anchor=north west
    },
}
\begin{axis}[
axis lines=center,
xmin=-0.6,  xmax=6.6,
ymin=-17,  ymax=28,
axis on top,
xtick distance=1,
ytick distance=5,
tick label style={font=\footnotesize, inner sep=1pt, fill=white},
no marks, samples=15, smooth,
legend entries={
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{0}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{1}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{2}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{3}(x)$,
        $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_{4}(x)$
},                ]
\addplot[color=red] table[x index=0,y index=1] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=blue]table[x index=0,y index=2] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=green] table[x index=0,y index=3] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=purple] table[x index=0,y index=4] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=yellow] table[x index=0,y index=5] {\loadedtable};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\begin{tikzpicture}
\pgfplotsset{
    every axis legend/.append style={
        at={(1.02,1)},
        anchor=north west
    },
}
\begin{axis}[
axis lines=center,
xmin=-0.6,  xmax=6.6,
ymin=-17,  ymax=28,
axis on top,
xtick distance=1,
ytick distance=5,
tick label style={font=\footnotesize, inner sep=1pt, fill=white},
no marks, samples=15, smooth,
legend entries={
        $Q^{(3)}_{0}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{1}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{2}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{3}(x)$,
        $Q^{(3)}_{4}(x)$
},    
   ]
\addplot[color=red] table[x index=0,y index=1] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=blue]table[x index=0,y index=6] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=green] table[x index=0,y index=7] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=purple] table[x index=0,y index=8] {\loadedtable};
\addplot[color=yellow] table[x index=0,y index=9] {\loadedtable};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\caption{Graph of $Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_n$ and $Q^{(3)}_n$ for $n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4$}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

PD:

Como referencia, esto es lo que obtienes al mover las leyendas a la parte superior de las tramas:

resultado2

usando para ambos:

\pgfplotsset{
    every axis legend/.append style={
        at={(.5,1.03)},
        anchor=south
    },
}

PD 2

Aquí hay una alternativa que usa a titley se enfoca solo en el cambio relevante: n. Sin embargo, incluso enumerar sólo 0, 1, ... no hace que la leyenda sea lo suficientemente pequeña aquí.

resultado3

\begin{axis}[
    axis lines=center,
    xmin=-0.6,  xmax=6.6,
    ymin=-17,  ymax=28,
    axis on top,
    xtick distance=1,
    ytick distance=5,
    tick label style={font=\footnotesize, inner sep=1pt, fill=white},
    no marks, samples=15, smooth,
    legend entries={
            $n=0$,              % <<<
            $n=1$,
            $n=2$,
            $n=3$,
            $n=4$,
    },
    title=$Q^{1/2,1/2,5}_n(x)$; % <<<
]

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