Recovery trajectories
An adjustable illustration of response size, settling speed and overlapping responses.
Updated 2026-09-14 · Archived
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Reading the curves
The blue line is a fixed reference. The dashed green line responds to changes in response size, settling speed and the timing of a second disturbance. Compare one setting at a time. Axes remain fixed so that scale changes do not hide differences.
These curves are generated from a simple rise-and-decay equation, not fitted to biological data. Adding a second mathematical response illustrates overlap; it is not a rule for adding real-life demands. The diagram does not estimate health, recovery time or physiological reserve. A smaller response or faster return is not necessarily better in every biological context.
A reproducible illustration
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Figure specification
tap-recovery/1.0; t=0..100; onset=12; r(s)=s<=0?0:(a/100)*(1-exp(-s/2))*exp(-s/(5+(100-v)*0.22)); second response at 12+i if enabled; fixed axes; default a=55,v=55,i=38,second=false
Publication record
TAP-FIG-0002 · v1.1 · English
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