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StreamPoints

StreamPoints
is an option to StreamPlot, ListStreamPlot and related functions that determines how many streamlines to draw.
Nonedraw no streamlines
ndraw at most n streamlines
Automaticautomatically chosen streamlines
Coarseautomatically chosen coarse set of streamlines
Fineautomatically chosen fine set of streamlines
{p1,p2,...}draw streamlines through the points p1, p2, ...
{{p1,g1},...}draw streamlines through pi using graphics directive gi
{spec,d}specify a minimum distance between streamlines
{spec,{dstart,dend}}specify minimum distances at start and end
{spec,dspec,len}specify a maximum length for any streamline
  • When explicit initial points are given in the form {p1, p2, ...}, StreamPlot and related functions effectively follow the flow of the vector field forward and backward from each point.
  • In the form {spec, d}, the minimum distance d between streamlines is given in ordinary coordinates, and applies in all directions.
  • In the form {spec, d, len}, len gives the total length of the streamlines to generate forward and backward from each explicit initial point specified. The length len is measured in ordinary coordinates.
  • The parameters d and len can be specified in the form Scaled[s], representing a fraction of the diagonal of the whole plot.
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Basic Examples   (2)
Use different numbers of streamlines:
Specify streamlines that go through a set of seed points:
Use different numbers of streamlines:
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Scope   (1)
Use both automatic and explicit seeding with styles for explicitly seeded streamlines:
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