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



Wow!
David Bowman was able to analyze this equation on general principle which is as impressive as ever. But Curtis was able to name it, and provide a
Wiki pointer: which is as amazing as finding that the Wiki covers the topic nicely.

Interesting that Lambert's function served as a link between General Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics in recent work. Unlikely, as it seems to me.

Reminds me that I ran into a woman recently who had expertise in the legal aspects of financial instruments. She had married a professor whose thing is
Stochastic Calculus. This too forms an unlikely link between another Einstein interest, Brownian motion, and trendy analytical approaches to stock market variability.

Brian W

curtis osterhoudt wrote:
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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From: "Spinozalens@aol.com" <Spinozalens@aol.com>
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 __________________