Euler W

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lambert_W_function
gptkbp:application computer science
physics
combinatorics
solving equations involving exponentials and products
gptkbp:branch principal branch W0
secondary branch W-1
gptkbp:defines function W(z) such that z = W(z) * exp(W(z))
gptkbp:designer f(w) = w * exp(w)
gptkbp:domain complex numbers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Euler W
gptkbp:introducedIn 18th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkbp:range complex numbers
gptkbp:usedIn solving equations of the form x = a * exp(a)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:crater_Euler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7