Lambert W function

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs product logarithm
gptkbp:codomain complex numbers
gptkbp:defines inverse function of f(w) = w * e^w
gptkbp:domain complex numbers
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1772
gptkbp:hasApplication gptkb:quantum_physics
population dynamics
delay differential equations
solving for unknowns in exponentials
gptkbp:hasBranch principal branch
secondary branch
gptkbp:hasSeriesExpansion Maclaurin series at x=0
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase W(-1/e) = -1
W(0) = 0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lambert W function
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:GNU_Scientific_Library
gptkb:Mathematica
gptkb:Maple
gptkb:Matlab
gptkb:SymPy
gptkb:SageMath
gptkbp:isMultivalued true
gptkbp:isTranscendental true
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkbp:notation W(x)
gptkbp:usedIn computer science
physics
combinatorics
solving equations involving exponentials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lambert
gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6