StreamPoints
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StreamPoints
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is an option to StreamPlot, ListStreamPlot, and related functions that determines how many streamlines to draw.
Details

- The following settings can be given for StreamPoints:
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None draw no streamlines n draw at most n streamlines Automatic automatically chosen streamlines Coarse automatically chosen coarse set of streamlines Fine automatically 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.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (2)Summary of the most common use cases
Wolfram Research (2008), StreamPoints, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html.
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Wolfram Research (2008), StreamPoints, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html.
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Wolfram Research (2008), StreamPoints, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html.
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Wolfram Research (2008), StreamPoints, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html.
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Wolfram Language. 2008. "StreamPoints." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html.
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Wolfram Language. 2008. "StreamPoints." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). StreamPoints. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html
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Wolfram Language. (2008). StreamPoints. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html
BibTeX
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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_streampoints, author="Wolfram Research", title="{StreamPoints}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_streampoints, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={StreamPoints}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StreamPoints.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025
]}