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How do I draw the dashed lines as shown in this figure


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I want to draw the dashed lines as shown in the below figure:



enter image description here



I have achieved the following so far:



enter image description here



MWE:



documentclass{article}
usepackage{tikz}
usepackage{xcolor}
usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}
coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
draw[thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
draw[thick] (a) -- (c);
draw[thick,red,dashed] (0.8,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}









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    I want to draw the dashed lines as shown in the below figure:



    enter image description here



    I have achieved the following so far:



    enter image description here



    MWE:



    documentclass{article}
    usepackage{tikz}
    usepackage{xcolor}
    usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
    tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
    begin{document}
    begin{tikzpicture}
    coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
    coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
    coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
    draw[thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
    draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
    draw[thick] (a) -- (c);
    draw[thick,red,dashed] (0.8,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
    end{tikzpicture}
    end{document}









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      3








      I want to draw the dashed lines as shown in the below figure:



      enter image description here



      I have achieved the following so far:



      enter image description here



      MWE:



      documentclass{article}
      usepackage{tikz}
      usepackage{xcolor}
      usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
      tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
      begin{document}
      begin{tikzpicture}
      coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
      coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
      coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
      draw[thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
      draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
      draw[thick] (a) -- (c);
      draw[thick,red,dashed] (0.8,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
      end{tikzpicture}
      end{document}









      share|improve this question
















      I want to draw the dashed lines as shown in the below figure:



      enter image description here



      I have achieved the following so far:



      enter image description here



      MWE:



      documentclass{article}
      usepackage{tikz}
      usepackage{xcolor}
      usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
      tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
      begin{document}
      begin{tikzpicture}
      coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
      coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
      coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
      draw[thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
      draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
      draw[thick] (a) -- (c);
      draw[thick,red,dashed] (0.8,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
      end{tikzpicture}
      end{document}






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          The task is not so difficult with decorations.markings:



          documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
          usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings}
          tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
          begin{document}
          begin{tikzpicture}
          coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
          coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
          coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
          draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
          decoration={
          markings,
          mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);
          },
          decorate
          }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
          draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
          draw[thick,postaction={
          decoration={
          markings,
          mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
          },
          decorate
          }] (a) -- (c);
          draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
          end{tikzpicture}
          end{document}


          enter image description here



          Bonus



          Your entire figure:



          documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
          usepackage{mathrsfs}
          usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings,calc,positioning}
          tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
          begin{document}
          begin{tikzpicture}
          coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
          coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
          coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
          draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
          decoration={
          markings,
          mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);,
          mark=at position 0.5 with coordinate (singularity);
          },
          decorate
          }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
          draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
          draw[thick,postaction={
          decoration={
          markings,
          mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
          },
          decorate
          }] (a) -- (c);
          draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
          node[below left=1em and 1em of y,align=right,red] (es) {excision\surface};
          draw[red,->] (es)--($(y)+(-.1,-.1)$);
          node[above=10ex of singularity,red] (sn) {singularity};
          draw[red,->] (sn)--($(singularity)+(0,1)$);
          node[below left=.5ex and 2ex of b] {$mathcal{H}^+$};
          path (b) -- (d) node[midway,above right] {$mathcal{I}^+$};
          path (d) -- (e) node[midway,below right] {$mathcal{I}^-$};
          path (e) -- (c) node[midway,below left] {$mathcal{H}^-$};
          node[right=0pt of d] {$i^0$};
          draw[postaction={
          decoration={
          markings,
          mark=at position 0.15 with coordinate (enblue);
          },
          decorate
          },thick,blue] (d) to[out=-150,in=-30] (c);
          draw[<-,thick,blue] (enblue)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)$)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)+(.2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$t$ = constant\in Schwarzschild\coordinates};
          path[postaction={
          decoration={
          markings,
          mark=at position 0.35 with coordinate (engren);
          },
          decorate
          }] (c)--(b);
          draw[thick,green!50!black,postaction={
          decoration={
          markings,
          mark=at position 0.6 with coordinate (enargr);
          },
          decorate
          }] (d) to[out=180,in=-30] (engren);
          draw[thick,dashed,green!50!black] (engren)--($(engren)+(150:0.7)$);
          draw[<-,thick,green!50!black] (enargr)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)$)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)+(2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$tau$ = constant\in Kerr-Schild\coordinates};
          end{tikzpicture}
          end{document}


          enter image description here






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          • Can you please tell me how did you calculate mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);. Is there an easy way to determine this value

            – subham soni
            25 mins ago











          • Also, can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

            – subham soni
            22 mins ago











          • @subhamsoni You can see why I used 0.7 if you use 0.5 or 0.8 or 0.75. Looking at the revisions you can see that I originally used 0.8, but then I changed to 0.7 to fit your figure better.

            – JouleV
            15 mins ago











          • Sure. can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

            – subham soni
            14 mins ago











          • @subhamsoni It is explained very well in section 50.5 of the TikZ - PGF manual.

            – JouleV
            13 mins ago



















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          You can easily calculate where a point in the middle between two other points lies:



          documentclass{article}
          usepackage{tikz}
          usepackage{xcolor}
          usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,calc}
          tikzset{
          zigzag/.style={
          decorate,
          decoration={
          zigzag,
          amplitude=2.5pt,
          segment length=2.5mm
          }
          }
          }
          begin{document}
          defposition{0.6}
          begin{tikzpicture}[thick]
          coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
          coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
          coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
          draw[red, zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
          draw[fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
          draw (a) -- (c);
          draw[red, densely dashed, shorten >=0.5pt] ($(a)!position!(c)$) -- ($(a)!position!(b)$);
          end{tikzpicture}
          end{document}


          enter image description here






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            It is possible to use the intersections library which allows to calculate the intersection point of 2 paths. Here the zigzag path and the dashed path.



            To draw a dashed parallel, I used the calc library.



             documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]{standalone}

            %usepackage{xcolor}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
            usetikzlibrary{intersections}
            usetikzlibrary{calc}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[name path=zz,thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
            draw[thick,name path=ac] (a) -- (c);
            path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
            coordinate [name intersections={of= zz and dash,by={i}}];
            coordinate (j) at ($(i)+(c)-(b)$);
            coordinate(k) at ($(i)+(b)-(c)$);
            path[name path=dash](j)--(k);
            path[name intersections={of= ac and dash,by={k}}];
            draw [thick,red,dashed] (i) -- (k);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            screenshot






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            • the line isn't at the exact location like in the picture

              – subham soni
              2 hours ago











            • I just corrected that, is that okay with you?

              – AndréC
              1 hour ago











            • can you please tell how did you calculate path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);

              – subham soni
              27 mins ago











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            The task is not so difficult with decorations.markings:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here



            Bonus



            Your entire figure:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usepackage{mathrsfs}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings,calc,positioning}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);,
            mark=at position 0.5 with coordinate (singularity);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            node[below left=1em and 1em of y,align=right,red] (es) {excision\surface};
            draw[red,->] (es)--($(y)+(-.1,-.1)$);
            node[above=10ex of singularity,red] (sn) {singularity};
            draw[red,->] (sn)--($(singularity)+(0,1)$);
            node[below left=.5ex and 2ex of b] {$mathcal{H}^+$};
            path (b) -- (d) node[midway,above right] {$mathcal{I}^+$};
            path (d) -- (e) node[midway,below right] {$mathcal{I}^-$};
            path (e) -- (c) node[midway,below left] {$mathcal{H}^-$};
            node[right=0pt of d] {$i^0$};
            draw[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.15 with coordinate (enblue);
            },
            decorate
            },thick,blue] (d) to[out=-150,in=-30] (c);
            draw[<-,thick,blue] (enblue)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)$)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)+(.2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$t$ = constant\in Schwarzschild\coordinates};
            path[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.35 with coordinate (engren);
            },
            decorate
            }] (c)--(b);
            draw[thick,green!50!black,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.6 with coordinate (enargr);
            },
            decorate
            }] (d) to[out=180,in=-30] (engren);
            draw[thick,dashed,green!50!black] (engren)--($(engren)+(150:0.7)$);
            draw[<-,thick,green!50!black] (enargr)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)$)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)+(2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$tau$ = constant\in Kerr-Schild\coordinates};
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here






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            • Can you please tell me how did you calculate mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);. Is there an easy way to determine this value

              – subham soni
              25 mins ago











            • Also, can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              22 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni You can see why I used 0.7 if you use 0.5 or 0.8 or 0.75. Looking at the revisions you can see that I originally used 0.8, but then I changed to 0.7 to fit your figure better.

              – JouleV
              15 mins ago











            • Sure. can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              14 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni It is explained very well in section 50.5 of the TikZ - PGF manual.

              – JouleV
              13 mins ago
















            3














            The task is not so difficult with decorations.markings:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here



            Bonus



            Your entire figure:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usepackage{mathrsfs}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings,calc,positioning}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);,
            mark=at position 0.5 with coordinate (singularity);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            node[below left=1em and 1em of y,align=right,red] (es) {excision\surface};
            draw[red,->] (es)--($(y)+(-.1,-.1)$);
            node[above=10ex of singularity,red] (sn) {singularity};
            draw[red,->] (sn)--($(singularity)+(0,1)$);
            node[below left=.5ex and 2ex of b] {$mathcal{H}^+$};
            path (b) -- (d) node[midway,above right] {$mathcal{I}^+$};
            path (d) -- (e) node[midway,below right] {$mathcal{I}^-$};
            path (e) -- (c) node[midway,below left] {$mathcal{H}^-$};
            node[right=0pt of d] {$i^0$};
            draw[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.15 with coordinate (enblue);
            },
            decorate
            },thick,blue] (d) to[out=-150,in=-30] (c);
            draw[<-,thick,blue] (enblue)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)$)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)+(.2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$t$ = constant\in Schwarzschild\coordinates};
            path[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.35 with coordinate (engren);
            },
            decorate
            }] (c)--(b);
            draw[thick,green!50!black,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.6 with coordinate (enargr);
            },
            decorate
            }] (d) to[out=180,in=-30] (engren);
            draw[thick,dashed,green!50!black] (engren)--($(engren)+(150:0.7)$);
            draw[<-,thick,green!50!black] (enargr)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)$)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)+(2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$tau$ = constant\in Kerr-Schild\coordinates};
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here






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            • Can you please tell me how did you calculate mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);. Is there an easy way to determine this value

              – subham soni
              25 mins ago











            • Also, can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              22 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni You can see why I used 0.7 if you use 0.5 or 0.8 or 0.75. Looking at the revisions you can see that I originally used 0.8, but then I changed to 0.7 to fit your figure better.

              – JouleV
              15 mins ago











            • Sure. can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              14 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni It is explained very well in section 50.5 of the TikZ - PGF manual.

              – JouleV
              13 mins ago














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            3








            3







            The task is not so difficult with decorations.markings:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here



            Bonus



            Your entire figure:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usepackage{mathrsfs}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings,calc,positioning}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);,
            mark=at position 0.5 with coordinate (singularity);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            node[below left=1em and 1em of y,align=right,red] (es) {excision\surface};
            draw[red,->] (es)--($(y)+(-.1,-.1)$);
            node[above=10ex of singularity,red] (sn) {singularity};
            draw[red,->] (sn)--($(singularity)+(0,1)$);
            node[below left=.5ex and 2ex of b] {$mathcal{H}^+$};
            path (b) -- (d) node[midway,above right] {$mathcal{I}^+$};
            path (d) -- (e) node[midway,below right] {$mathcal{I}^-$};
            path (e) -- (c) node[midway,below left] {$mathcal{H}^-$};
            node[right=0pt of d] {$i^0$};
            draw[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.15 with coordinate (enblue);
            },
            decorate
            },thick,blue] (d) to[out=-150,in=-30] (c);
            draw[<-,thick,blue] (enblue)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)$)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)+(.2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$t$ = constant\in Schwarzschild\coordinates};
            path[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.35 with coordinate (engren);
            },
            decorate
            }] (c)--(b);
            draw[thick,green!50!black,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.6 with coordinate (enargr);
            },
            decorate
            }] (d) to[out=180,in=-30] (engren);
            draw[thick,dashed,green!50!black] (engren)--($(engren)+(150:0.7)$);
            draw[<-,thick,green!50!black] (enargr)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)$)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)+(2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$tau$ = constant\in Kerr-Schild\coordinates};
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here






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            The task is not so difficult with decorations.markings:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here



            Bonus



            Your entire figure:



            documentclass[tikz,margin=3mm]{standalone}
            usepackage{mathrsfs}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,decorations.markings,calc,positioning}
            tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
            begin{document}
            begin{tikzpicture}
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);,
            mark=at position 0.5 with coordinate (singularity);
            },
            decorate
            }] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- cycle;
            draw[thick,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (y);
            },
            decorate
            }] (a) -- (c);
            draw[dashed,red,thick] (x)--(y);
            node[below left=1em and 1em of y,align=right,red] (es) {excision\surface};
            draw[red,->] (es)--($(y)+(-.1,-.1)$);
            node[above=10ex of singularity,red] (sn) {singularity};
            draw[red,->] (sn)--($(singularity)+(0,1)$);
            node[below left=.5ex and 2ex of b] {$mathcal{H}^+$};
            path (b) -- (d) node[midway,above right] {$mathcal{I}^+$};
            path (d) -- (e) node[midway,below right] {$mathcal{I}^-$};
            path (e) -- (c) node[midway,below left] {$mathcal{H}^-$};
            node[right=0pt of d] {$i^0$};
            draw[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.15 with coordinate (enblue);
            },
            decorate
            },thick,blue] (d) to[out=-150,in=-30] (c);
            draw[<-,thick,blue] (enblue)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)$)--($(enblue)+(-60:1)+(.2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$t$ = constant\in Schwarzschild\coordinates};
            path[postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.35 with coordinate (engren);
            },
            decorate
            }] (c)--(b);
            draw[thick,green!50!black,postaction={
            decoration={
            markings,
            mark=at position 0.6 with coordinate (enargr);
            },
            decorate
            }] (d) to[out=180,in=-30] (engren);
            draw[thick,dashed,green!50!black] (engren)--($(engren)+(150:0.7)$);
            draw[<-,thick,green!50!black] (enargr)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)$)--($(enargr)+(60:0.75)+(2,0)$) node[right,align=left] {$tau$ = constant\in Kerr-Schild\coordinates};
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here







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            edited 1 hour ago

























            answered 2 hours ago









            JouleVJouleV

            4,2351938




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            • Can you please tell me how did you calculate mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);. Is there an easy way to determine this value

              – subham soni
              25 mins ago











            • Also, can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              22 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni You can see why I used 0.7 if you use 0.5 or 0.8 or 0.75. Looking at the revisions you can see that I originally used 0.8, but then I changed to 0.7 to fit your figure better.

              – JouleV
              15 mins ago











            • Sure. can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              14 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni It is explained very well in section 50.5 of the TikZ - PGF manual.

              – JouleV
              13 mins ago



















            • Can you please tell me how did you calculate mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);. Is there an easy way to determine this value

              – subham soni
              25 mins ago











            • Also, can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              22 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni You can see why I used 0.7 if you use 0.5 or 0.8 or 0.75. Looking at the revisions you can see that I originally used 0.8, but then I changed to 0.7 to fit your figure better.

              – JouleV
              15 mins ago











            • Sure. can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

              – subham soni
              14 mins ago











            • @subhamsoni It is explained very well in section 50.5 of the TikZ - PGF manual.

              – JouleV
              13 mins ago

















            Can you please tell me how did you calculate mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);. Is there an easy way to determine this value

            – subham soni
            25 mins ago





            Can you please tell me how did you calculate mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x);. Is there an easy way to determine this value

            – subham soni
            25 mins ago













            Also, can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

            – subham soni
            22 mins ago





            Also, can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

            – subham soni
            22 mins ago













            @subhamsoni You can see why I used 0.7 if you use 0.5 or 0.8 or 0.75. Looking at the revisions you can see that I originally used 0.8, but then I changed to 0.7 to fit your figure better.

            – JouleV
            15 mins ago





            @subhamsoni You can see why I used 0.7 if you use 0.5 or 0.8 or 0.75. Looking at the revisions you can see that I originally used 0.8, but then I changed to 0.7 to fit your figure better.

            – JouleV
            15 mins ago













            Sure. can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

            – subham soni
            14 mins ago





            Sure. can you please explain draw[thick,red,zigzag,postaction={ decoration={ markings, mark=at position 0.7 with coordinate (x); } the meaning of the code

            – subham soni
            14 mins ago













            @subhamsoni It is explained very well in section 50.5 of the TikZ - PGF manual.

            – JouleV
            13 mins ago





            @subhamsoni It is explained very well in section 50.5 of the TikZ - PGF manual.

            – JouleV
            13 mins ago











            1














            You can easily calculate where a point in the middle between two other points lies:



            documentclass{article}
            usepackage{tikz}
            usepackage{xcolor}
            usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,calc}
            tikzset{
            zigzag/.style={
            decorate,
            decoration={
            zigzag,
            amplitude=2.5pt,
            segment length=2.5mm
            }
            }
            }
            begin{document}
            defposition{0.6}
            begin{tikzpicture}[thick]
            coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
            coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
            coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
            draw[red, zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
            draw[fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
            draw (a) -- (c);
            draw[red, densely dashed, shorten >=0.5pt] ($(a)!position!(c)$) -- ($(a)!position!(b)$);
            end{tikzpicture}
            end{document}


            enter image description here






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              1














              You can easily calculate where a point in the middle between two other points lies:



              documentclass{article}
              usepackage{tikz}
              usepackage{xcolor}
              usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,calc}
              tikzset{
              zigzag/.style={
              decorate,
              decoration={
              zigzag,
              amplitude=2.5pt,
              segment length=2.5mm
              }
              }
              }
              begin{document}
              defposition{0.6}
              begin{tikzpicture}[thick]
              coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
              coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
              coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
              draw[red, zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
              draw[fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
              draw (a) -- (c);
              draw[red, densely dashed, shorten >=0.5pt] ($(a)!position!(c)$) -- ($(a)!position!(b)$);
              end{tikzpicture}
              end{document}


              enter image description here






              share|improve this answer


























                1












                1








                1







                You can easily calculate where a point in the middle between two other points lies:



                documentclass{article}
                usepackage{tikz}
                usepackage{xcolor}
                usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,calc}
                tikzset{
                zigzag/.style={
                decorate,
                decoration={
                zigzag,
                amplitude=2.5pt,
                segment length=2.5mm
                }
                }
                }
                begin{document}
                defposition{0.6}
                begin{tikzpicture}[thick]
                coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
                coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
                coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
                draw[red, zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
                draw[fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
                draw (a) -- (c);
                draw[red, densely dashed, shorten >=0.5pt] ($(a)!position!(c)$) -- ($(a)!position!(b)$);
                end{tikzpicture}
                end{document}


                enter image description here






                share|improve this answer













                You can easily calculate where a point in the middle between two other points lies:



                documentclass{article}
                usepackage{tikz}
                usepackage{xcolor}
                usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing,calc}
                tikzset{
                zigzag/.style={
                decorate,
                decoration={
                zigzag,
                amplitude=2.5pt,
                segment length=2.5mm
                }
                }
                }
                begin{document}
                defposition{0.6}
                begin{tikzpicture}[thick]
                coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
                coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
                coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
                draw[red, zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
                draw[fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
                draw (a) -- (c);
                draw[red, densely dashed, shorten >=0.5pt] ($(a)!position!(c)$) -- ($(a)!position!(b)$);
                end{tikzpicture}
                end{document}


                enter image description here







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                share|improve this answer



                share|improve this answer










                answered 1 hour ago









                BubayaBubaya

                620310




                620310























                    1














                    It is possible to use the intersections library which allows to calculate the intersection point of 2 paths. Here the zigzag path and the dashed path.



                    To draw a dashed parallel, I used the calc library.



                     documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]{standalone}

                    %usepackage{xcolor}
                    usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
                    usetikzlibrary{intersections}
                    usetikzlibrary{calc}
                    tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
                    begin{document}
                    begin{tikzpicture}
                    coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
                    coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
                    coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
                    draw[name path=zz,thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
                    draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
                    draw[thick,name path=ac] (a) -- (c);
                    path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
                    coordinate [name intersections={of= zz and dash,by={i}}];
                    coordinate (j) at ($(i)+(c)-(b)$);
                    coordinate(k) at ($(i)+(b)-(c)$);
                    path[name path=dash](j)--(k);
                    path[name intersections={of= ac and dash,by={k}}];
                    draw [thick,red,dashed] (i) -- (k);
                    end{tikzpicture}
                    end{document}


                    screenshot






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                    • the line isn't at the exact location like in the picture

                      – subham soni
                      2 hours ago











                    • I just corrected that, is that okay with you?

                      – AndréC
                      1 hour ago











                    • can you please tell how did you calculate path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);

                      – subham soni
                      27 mins ago
















                    1














                    It is possible to use the intersections library which allows to calculate the intersection point of 2 paths. Here the zigzag path and the dashed path.



                    To draw a dashed parallel, I used the calc library.



                     documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]{standalone}

                    %usepackage{xcolor}
                    usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
                    usetikzlibrary{intersections}
                    usetikzlibrary{calc}
                    tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
                    begin{document}
                    begin{tikzpicture}
                    coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
                    coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
                    coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
                    draw[name path=zz,thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
                    draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
                    draw[thick,name path=ac] (a) -- (c);
                    path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
                    coordinate [name intersections={of= zz and dash,by={i}}];
                    coordinate (j) at ($(i)+(c)-(b)$);
                    coordinate(k) at ($(i)+(b)-(c)$);
                    path[name path=dash](j)--(k);
                    path[name intersections={of= ac and dash,by={k}}];
                    draw [thick,red,dashed] (i) -- (k);
                    end{tikzpicture}
                    end{document}


                    screenshot






                    share|improve this answer


























                    • the line isn't at the exact location like in the picture

                      – subham soni
                      2 hours ago











                    • I just corrected that, is that okay with you?

                      – AndréC
                      1 hour ago











                    • can you please tell how did you calculate path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);

                      – subham soni
                      27 mins ago














                    1












                    1








                    1







                    It is possible to use the intersections library which allows to calculate the intersection point of 2 paths. Here the zigzag path and the dashed path.



                    To draw a dashed parallel, I used the calc library.



                     documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]{standalone}

                    %usepackage{xcolor}
                    usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
                    usetikzlibrary{intersections}
                    usetikzlibrary{calc}
                    tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
                    begin{document}
                    begin{tikzpicture}
                    coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
                    coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
                    coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
                    draw[name path=zz,thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
                    draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
                    draw[thick,name path=ac] (a) -- (c);
                    path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
                    coordinate [name intersections={of= zz and dash,by={i}}];
                    coordinate (j) at ($(i)+(c)-(b)$);
                    coordinate(k) at ($(i)+(b)-(c)$);
                    path[name path=dash](j)--(k);
                    path[name intersections={of= ac and dash,by={k}}];
                    draw [thick,red,dashed] (i) -- (k);
                    end{tikzpicture}
                    end{document}


                    screenshot






                    share|improve this answer















                    It is possible to use the intersections library which allows to calculate the intersection point of 2 paths. Here the zigzag path and the dashed path.



                    To draw a dashed parallel, I used the calc library.



                     documentclass[tikz,border=5mm]{standalone}

                    %usepackage{xcolor}
                    usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
                    usetikzlibrary{intersections}
                    usetikzlibrary{calc}
                    tikzset{zigzag/.style={decorate,decoration=zigzag}}
                    begin{document}
                    begin{tikzpicture}
                    coordinate (c) at (0,-2);
                    coordinate (d) at (4,-2);
                    coordinate (e) at (2,-4);
                    draw[name path=zz,thick,red,zigzag] (-2,0) coordinate(a) -- (2,0) coordinate(b);
                    draw[thick,fill=blue!20] (c) -- (b) -- (d) -- (e) -- (c);
                    draw[thick,name path=ac] (a) -- (c);
                    path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);
                    coordinate [name intersections={of= zz and dash,by={i}}];
                    coordinate (j) at ($(i)+(c)-(b)$);
                    coordinate(k) at ($(i)+(b)-(c)$);
                    path[name path=dash](j)--(k);
                    path[name intersections={of= ac and dash,by={k}}];
                    draw [thick,red,dashed] (i) -- (k);
                    end{tikzpicture}
                    end{document}


                    screenshot







                    share|improve this answer














                    share|improve this answer



                    share|improve this answer








                    edited 1 hour ago

























                    answered 2 hours ago









                    AndréCAndréC

                    9,41111447




                    9,41111447













                    • the line isn't at the exact location like in the picture

                      – subham soni
                      2 hours ago











                    • I just corrected that, is that okay with you?

                      – AndréC
                      1 hour ago











                    • can you please tell how did you calculate path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);

                      – subham soni
                      27 mins ago



















                    • the line isn't at the exact location like in the picture

                      – subham soni
                      2 hours ago











                    • I just corrected that, is that okay with you?

                      – AndréC
                      1 hour ago











                    • can you please tell how did you calculate path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);

                      – subham soni
                      27 mins ago

















                    the line isn't at the exact location like in the picture

                    – subham soni
                    2 hours ago





                    the line isn't at the exact location like in the picture

                    – subham soni
                    2 hours ago













                    I just corrected that, is that okay with you?

                    – AndréC
                    1 hour ago





                    I just corrected that, is that okay with you?

                    – AndréC
                    1 hour ago













                    can you please tell how did you calculate path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);

                    – subham soni
                    27 mins ago





                    can you please tell how did you calculate path[name path=dash] (.9,0.08) -- (0,-0.8);

                    – subham soni
                    27 mins ago


















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