2.2.1 Top new questions this week

2.2.1.1 Plotting the Star of Bethlehem

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Christmas is around the corner! In preparation, consider the polynomial f[x_,y_]:= 1/10 (4 - x^2 - 2 y^2)^2 + 1/2 (x^2 + y^2) 

and define \(r=(f_x,f_y)\) using the ...

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2.2.1.2 Opacity gradient in custom legend

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I need to produce the legend of a plot which encodes a color gradient together with a color gradient. In particular, I would like the image bellow to have the blueish edge faded and the redish solid:

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2.2.1.3 Circle Packing in Cone Texture

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This is a cone with texture generated by PatternFilling in plane. The problem this texture mapping is not conformal. So my question is how to generated a pattern image which could suit a fixed height ...

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2.2.1.4 Is there a Mathematica CUDA ode solver?

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I have a system of ODEs which I’d like to solve with many (thousands) different initial conditions. In the net there are articles that CUDA can speed up such computations, but I haven’t found ...

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2.2.1.5 How to properly use the function ThermodynamicData

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I’ve been trying to use the function ThermodynamicData, and it is going fine when I try to calculate properties such as Enthalpy or Entropy or even phase as a ...

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2.2.1.6 How do I reorder and combine sublists based on sublist rankings given by another list?

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I have two lists:

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2.2.1.7 How to convert cuboid to mesh efficiently

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cuboids = 
Table[Cuboid @@ (pts = RandomReal[100, {2, 3}]), {i, 10000}]; 
 
Method1:

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