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Re: [Help-gsl] computing nth root of beta tan(beta) = L
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Brian Gough |
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Re: [Help-gsl] computing nth root of beta tan(beta) = L |
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Tue, 13 May 2008 19:05:16 +0100 |
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At Fri, 9 May 2008 16:47:57 -0400,
Levi Waldron wrote:
> Is there a GSL function for computing the nth positive root of
> beta*tan(beta) = L for arbitrary values of L? I couldn't find it in the
> manual, but not all special functions give their specifications in the
> manual and I don't know what this equation is called. It is used in the
> plane sheet solution of the heat/diffusion equation with type II (Neumann)
> boundary condition.
Sorry, there is no specific function for that.
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Brian Gough
GNU Scientific Library -
http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/