Re: [Phys-l] Can Anyone Find a Solution For This Equation?

[curtis osterhoudt <flutzpah@yahoo.com>]

x = -1/k_2 * W(-k_1 * k_2) , where W(m) is the "Lambert W product-log function" -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_log



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Subject: [Phys-l] Can Anyone Find a Solution For This Equation?


Can anyone find a general solution for the equation  below for the variable 
x 


    x - k_1*exp[k_2*x]=0 


Bob Zannelli 
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