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The Lambert W(x) function and its possible applications in physics are presented. The actual numerical implementation in C++ consists of Halley's and Fritsch's iterations with initial approximations based on branch-point expansion,…
This paper introduces a new numerical method for approximating the Lambert W function in the real domain. The method transforms the function into a simpler form that allows iterative refinement of an initial guess. Two iterative strategies…
Based on a Problem and its solution published on the pages of SIAM Review, we give an interesting integral representation for the Lambert $W$ function in this short note. In particular, our result yields a new integral representation for…
The Lambert W function has utility for solving various exponential and logarithmic equations arranged in the form of $g(x)e^{g(x)}$. Using the Lambert W function and tetration, a variety of categorized inversion formulas are presented.…
Solutions to a wide variety of transcendental equations can be expressed in terms of the Lambert $\mathrm{W}$ function. The $\mathrm{W}$ function, occurring frequently in applications, is a non-elementary, but now standard mathematical…
The function $y = g(x) = \mathrm{log}\big(W(e^x)\big)$, where $W()$ denotes the Lambert W function, is the solution to the equation $y + e^y = x$. It appears in various problem situations, for instance the calculation of current-voltage…
We describe an algorithm to evaluate all the complex branches of the Lambert W function with rigorous error bounds in interval arithmetic, which has been implemented in the Arb library. The classic 1996 paper on the Lambert W function by…
The Lambert W function, implicitly defined by W(x) exp{W(x)}=x, is a "new" special function that has recently been the subject of an extended upsurge in interest and applications. In this note, I point out that the Lambert W function can…
We apply the recently defined Lambert W function to some problems of classical statistical mechanics, i.e. the Tonks gas and a fluid of classical particles interacting via repulsive pair potentials. The latter case is considered both from…
The Lambert $W$ function, giving the solutions of a simple transcendental equation, has become a famous function and arises in many applications in combinatorics, physics, or population dyamics just to mention a few. In the last decade it…
The Wright function arises in the theory of the fractional differential equations. It is a very general mathematical object having diverse connections with other special and elementary functions. The Wright function provides a unified…
The Lambert W function was introduced by Euler in 1779, but was not well-known until it was implemented in Maple, and the seminal paper of Corless, Gonnet, Hare, Jeffrey and Khuth was published in 1996. In this note we describe a simple…
In this work, we have taken up some distributions, mostly Weibull family, whose quantile functions could not be obtained using the traditional inversion method. We have solved the same quantile functions by using the inversion method only,…
In classical physics, calculating the slack of a hanging chain is a problem that has attracted interest. This study aims to solve this problem through experiment and theory. When the length and distance of both the ends of a hanging chain…
A new approach is presented for the calculation of p_n and pi_n which uses the Lambert W function. An approximation is first found and using a calculation technique it makes it possible to have an estimate of these two quantities more…
We present a solution of the quantum mechanics problem of the allowable energy levels of a bound particle in a one-dimensional finite square well. The method is a geometric-analytic technique utilizing the conformal mapping $w \to z = w…
We study some series expansions for the Lambert $W$ function. We show that known asymptotic series converge in both real and complex domains. We establish the precise domains of convergence and other properties of the series, including…
We provide a small C++ library with Mathematica and Python interfaces for computing thermal functions, defined $$ J_\text{B/F}(y^2) \equiv \Re \int_0^\infty x^2 \log\left[1 \mp e^{-\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}} \right] \,\text{d}x, $$ which appear in…
Problems formulated in terms of logarithmic or exponential equations often use the Lambert $W$ function in their solutions. Expansions, approximations and bounds on $W$ have been derived in an effort to gain a better understanding of the…
This paper investigates the generalized convexity properties of the Lambert $W$ function, defined as the solution to $W(z)e^{W(z)}=z$. Focusing on $H_{p,q}$-convexity and concavity with respect to H\"older means, we derive necessary and…