A299613 Decimal expansion of 2*W(1), where W is the Lambert W function (or PowerLog); see Comments.

1, 1, 3, 4, 2, 8, 6, 5, 8, 0, 8, 1, 9, 5, 6, 7, 7, 4, 5, 9, 9, 9, 9, 3, 7, 3, 2, 4, 4, 2, 0, 7, 1, 1, 0, 9, 9, 5, 0, 7, 6, 3, 1, 5, 7, 4, 3, 7, 3, 0, 2, 5, 0, 1, 6, 2, 7, 0, 2, 6, 2, 1, 5, 8, 4, 4, 6, 0, 9, 1, 5, 8, 6, 1, 7, 3, 3, 6, 9, 1, 3, 3, 3, 8, 6, 4

Offset

1,3

Comments

The Lambert W function satisfies the functional equations

W(x) + W(y) = W(x*y(1/W(x) + 1/W(y)) = log(x*y)/(W(x)*W(y)) for x and y greater than -1/e, so that 2*W(1) = W(2/W(1)) = -2*log(W(1)).

Guide to related constants:

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x y W(x) + W(y) e^(W(x) + W(y))

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1 1 A299613 A299614

1 2 A299615 A299616

1 e A030178 A299617

e e 2 exactly e^2 exactly

1 1/e A299618 A299619

1 3 A299620 A299621

1 1/2 A299622 A299623

1/2 1/2 A126583 A099954

2 2 A299624 A299625

3 3 A299626 A299627

1/3 1/3 A299628 A299629

3/2 3/2 A299630 A299631

e/2 e/2 A299632 A299633

Links

Clark Kimberling, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Lambert W-Function

Index entries for sequences related to LambertW function

Index entries for transcendental numbers

Formula

Equals 2*A030178.

Example

2*W(1) = 1.13428658081956774599993...

Mathematica

w[x_] := ProductLog[x]; x = 1; y = 1; u = N[w[x] + w[y], 100]
RealDigits[u, 10][[1]]  (* A299613 *)
RealDigits[2 ProductLog[1], 10, 111][[1]] (* Robert G. Wilson v, Mar 02 2018 *)

Prog

(PARI) 2*lambertw(1) \\ G. C. Greubel, Mar 07 2018

Crossrefs

Cf. A299614-A299633.

Sequence in context: A020502 A252896 A266562 * A066892 A143053 A220508

Adjacent sequences: A299610 A299611 A299612 * A299614 A299615 A299616

Keyword

nonn,cons,easy

Author

Clark Kimberling, Mar 01 2018

Status

approved