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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.…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2020-10-27 Sidney Edwards

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…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-21 Lajos Lóczi

A robust, fast and accurate method for solving the Colebrook-like equations is presented. The algorithm is efficient for the whole range of parameters involved in the Colebrook equation. The computations are not more demanding than…

Classical Physics · Physics 2008-11-03 Didier Clamond

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…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2021-09-13 István Mező

This short note presents the Lambert W(x) function and its possible application in the framework of physics related to the Pierre Auger Observatory. The actual numerical implementation in C++ consists of Halley's and Fritsch's iteration…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2018-01-09 Darko Veberic

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…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Narinder Kumar Wadhawan

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…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2025-08-26 Gendi Wang

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,…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2018-01-09 Darko Veberic

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…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2017-05-10 Fredrik Johansson

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…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-01-20 Ioannis Chatzigeorgiou

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…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-04-10 Matt Visser

We consider a particular generalized Lambert function, $y(x)$, defined by the implicit equation $y^\beta = 1 - e^{-xy}$, with $x>0$ and $ \beta > 1$. Solutions to this equation can be found in terms of a certain continued exponential.…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-04-11 Alexander Kreinin , Andrey Marchenko , Vladimir Vinogradov

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…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-06-23 István Mező , Árpád Baricz

We present an efficient multi-accuracy algorithm for the computations of a set of special functions of a complex argument, z=x+iy. These functions include the complex probability function w(z), and closely related functions such as the…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2019-01-23 Mofreh R Zaghloul

The $\psi(x)$-function, which solves the equation $x = \sinh(aw)e^w$ for $0<a<1$, has a natural connection to the renowned Lambert $W$ function and also physical relevance through its connection to the Lenz-Ising model of ferromagnetism. We…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2023-11-28 Per Åhag , Rafał Czyż , Per-Håkan Lundow

Herein, we present a canonical form for a natural and necessary generalization of the Lambert W function, natural in that it requires minimal mathematical definitions for this generalization, and necessary in that it provides a means of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tony C. Scott , Robert B. Mann

In the present work, we introduce the Lambert-Tsallis Wq function. It is a generalization of the Lambert W function, that solves the equation Wq(x)expq(Wq(x)) = x, where expq(x) is the q-exponential used by Tsallis in nonextensive…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-05-01 G. B. da Silva , R. V. Ramos

This article is devoted to computing the eigenvalue of the Laplace eigenvalue problem by the weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method with emphasis on obtaining lower bounds. The WG method is on the use of weak functions and their weak…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-08-24 Hehu Xie , Qilong Zhai , Ran Zhang

In this article, we deal with the efficient computation of the Wright function in the cases of interest for the expression of solutions of some fractional differential equations. The proposed algorithm is based on the inversion of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-09-16 Lidia Aceto , Fabio Durastante

We investigate solutions to the functional equation $f(f(x)) = e^x$, which can be interpreted as the problem of finding a half iterate of the exponential map. While no elementary solution exists, we construct and analyze non-elementary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Sanay Nesargi , Gregory Roudenko
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