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I am trying to draw this picture using tikzpicture and "LaTeX -> PS" mode:

What I want

However, I am not able to graph a function from 12.802 to 12.806 because these numbers are too small for PGFPlots.

As a reference I took the idea and source code from Plot with magnifying glass, with a different plot in it, so we need to create a box called plotbox in the preamble and then use it on the tikzpicture environment of the plot.

This is what I have done so far:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.15}

\newsavebox\plotbox % To create a magnifying glass. From https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/267834/152550
\begin{lrbox}{\plotbox}
\begin{tikzpicture}
    \begin{axis} [
            width=3.5cm,
            height=3.5cm,
            axis on top,
            axis lines = center,
            xticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
            yticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
            xlabel = $t$,
            ylabel = $f(t)+g(t)$,
            xtick={12.802,12.806},
            xticklabels={$12.802$,$12.806$},
            ytick={-7.006,-6.994},
            yticklabels={$-7.006$,$-6.994$},
            ymin=-6.994,
            ymax=-7.006,
        ]
        \addplot[very thick,red,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=12.802:12.806] {5*sin((2*t-pi/3) r)-8*cos((2*t+pi/6) r)};
        \addplot[blue,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=12.802:12.806] {13*sin((2*t+5.24) r)};
    \end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}%
\end{lrbox}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
        \begin{axis} [
                axis on top,
                axis lines = center,
                axis equal image,
                xticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
                yticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
                xlabel = $t$,
                ylabel = $f(t)+g(t)$,
                ymin=-13,
                ymax=13,
                xtick={-13,13},
                xticklabels={$-13$,$13$},
                ytick={-13,13},
                yticklabels={$-13$,$13$},
                legend pos=outer north east,
                legend style={cells={align=left}},
                legend cell align={left},
                clip=false
            ]
            \addplot[very thick,red,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=-13:13] {5*sin((2*t-pi/3) r)-8*cos((2*t+pi/6) r)};
            \addlegendentry{\(5\sin(2t-\pi/3)-8\cos(2t+\pi/6)\)}
            \addplot[blue,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=-13:13] {13*sin((2*t+5.24) r)};
            \addlegendentry{\(13\sin(2t+5.24)\)}
            % Magnifying glass
            \coordinate (spyanchor) at (axis cs:12.804,-7);
            \node[circle,draw,inner sep=0pt] at (axis cs:26,-2) (spyplot) {\usebox\plotbox};
            \node[circle,draw,inner sep=5pt] at (spyanchor) (spynode) {};
            \draw (spyplot) -- (spynode);
        \end{axis}
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}

\end{document}

What I have done

As you can see, the big circle and the axis are not centered i.e.:

Not centered figures

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  • 1
    Is there a reason why you do not use spy for that? – user121799 May 19 at 3:04
  • @marmot there is no reason. I was guided by the attached link. – manooooh May 19 at 3:55
  • @JouleV this question has to do with alignment. – manooooh May 19 at 6:29
  • @manooooh Sure, but that is not the alignments that those tags provide IMHO – user156344 May 19 at 6:31
4

I'd use spy.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.15}
\usetikzlibrary{spy}
\begin{document}

\begin{center}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[spy using outlines={circle, magnification=7, size=2cm, connect spies}]
        \begin{axis} [
                axis on top,
                axis lines = center,
                axis equal image,
                xticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
                yticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
                xlabel = $t$,
                ylabel = $f(t)+g(t)$,
                ymin=-13,
                ymax=13,
                xtick={-13,13},
                xticklabels={$-13$,$13$},
                ytick={-13,13},
                yticklabels={$-13$,$13$},
                legend pos=outer north east,
                legend style={cells={align=left}},
                legend cell align={left},
                clip=false
            ]
            \addplot[very thick,red,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=-13:13] {5*sin((2*t-pi/3) r)-8*cos((2*t+pi/6) r)};
            \addlegendentry{\(5\sin(2t-\pi/3)-8\cos(2t+\pi/6)\)}
            \addplot[blue,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=-13:13] {13*sin((2*t+5.24) r)};
            \addlegendentry{\(13\sin(2t+5.24)\)}
            % Magnifying glass
            \path (12.85,-6.75) coordinate (X);
        \end{axis}
        \spy [red] on (X) in node [right] at ([xshift=4mm]current axis.-20);
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}

\end{document}

enter image description here

OLD ANSWER: I think that the main issue is that in you \plotbox your ymin=-6.994,ymax=-7.006, just means that ymax<ymin, so no wonder the plot is empty. Here is a nonempty plot. 

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.15}

\newsavebox\plotbox % To create a magnifying glass. From https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/267834/152550
\begin{lrbox}{\plotbox}
\begin{tikzpicture}[declare function={f(\t)=5*sin((2*\t-pi/3) r)-8*cos((2*\t+pi/6) r);
g(\t)=13*sin((2*\t+5.24) r);}]
\pgfmathsetmacro{\mymax}{g(12.806)-0.004}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\mymin}{f(12.802)+0.004}
    \begin{axis} [
            width=3.5cm,
            height=3.5cm,
            axis on top,
            axis lines = center,
            xticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
            yticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
            xlabel = $t$,
            ylabel = $f(t)+g(t)$,
            xtick={12.802,12.806},
            xticklabels={$12.802$,$12.806$},
            ytick={-7.006,-6.994},
            yticklabels={$-7.006$,$-6.994$},
            ymin=\mymin,
            ymax=\mymax,
        ]
        \addplot[very
        thick,red,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=12.802:12.806] {f(t)};
        \addplot[blue,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=12.802:12.806] {g(t)};
    \end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}%
\end{lrbox}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
        \begin{axis} [
                axis on top,
                axis lines = center,
                axis equal image,
                xticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
                yticklabel style = {font=\tiny},
                xlabel = $t$,
                ylabel = $f(t)+g(t)$,
                ymin=-13,
                ymax=13,
                xtick={-13,13},
                xticklabels={$-13$,$13$},
                ytick={-13,13},
                yticklabels={$-13$,$13$},
                legend pos=outer north east,
                legend style={cells={align=left}},
                legend cell align={left},
                clip=false
            ]
            \addplot[very thick,red,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=-13:13] {5*sin((2*t-pi/3) r)-8*cos((2*t+pi/6) r)};
            \addlegendentry{\(5\sin(2t-\pi/3)-8\cos(2t+\pi/6)\)}
            \addplot[blue,smooth,samples=201,variable=t,domain=-13:13] {13*sin((2*t+5.24) r)};
            \addlegendentry{\(13\sin(2t+5.24)\)}
            % Magnifying glass
            \coordinate (spyanchor) at (axis cs:12.804,-7);
            \node[circle,draw,inner sep=0pt] at (axis cs:26,-2) (spyplot) {\usebox\plotbox};
            \node[circle,draw,inner sep=5pt] at (spyanchor) (spynode) {};
            \draw (spyplot) -- (spynode);
        \end{axis}
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}
\end{document}

enter image description here

You can of course further adjust these values till you are absolutely happy.

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  • Thanks for the correction! (1) You did not center the axis of the big circle, and (2) The axis limits should be the same as the example image. Would it be possible? – manooooh May 19 at 4:01
  • Well, spy is not good here because I need to show that both functions are different. They have a lot in common, but for small scales they are different, and I want to show it. – manooooh May 19 at 4:04
  • 1
    @manooooh If this is your goal, I personally would just show a an (excellent) approximation. Both functions are practically linear in the regime, so I would show two lines with the correct slopes and the correct distance. – user121799 May 19 at 4:07
  • You mean deleting the axis that are inside the circle? – manooooh May 19 at 4:08
  • 2
    @manooooh It does not matter if I like it, you are the OP. (But I like it. ;-) I would use the same slope as the functions, which is almost trivial. – user121799 May 19 at 4:16

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