plot_single_particle.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
 
def z(t):
    V_0 = 25.*9.64852558 * 10**4
    m = 40.
    d = 500.
    w_z = np.sqrt((2.*V_0)/(m*d*d))
    return 20.*np.cos(w_z*t)
 
def main():
    filename = "output/simulate_single_particle/particle_0_r.txt"
    r = t = []
    with open(filename) as f:
        lines = f.readlines()
        t = np.linspace(0, 50, len(lines))
        r = np.array([list(map(float, line.strip().split(","))) for line in lines])
 
    plt.plot(t, r[:, 2], label="approximation")
    plt.plot(t, z(t), label="analytical")
    plt.xlabel(r"time $(\mu s)$")
    plt.ylabel(r"z $(\mu m)$")
    plt.title(r"Movement of a single particle in the x direction")
    plt.legend()
    # plt.savefig("../latex/images/single_particle.pdf")
    plt.show()
 
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()