A094090 Decimal expansion of positive solution to 5*(1-exp(u)) + u*exp(u) = 0.

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Offset

1,1

Comments

This purely mathematical constant turns up when in physics one derives Wien's displacement law from the Planck black-body radiation law (see link).

Positive solution to x = 5*(1-exp(-x)). More comments in A256500. - Stanislav Sykora, Apr 01 2015

Links

Stanislav Sykora, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..2000

NIST, Wien displacement law constant, in Fundamental Physical Constants.

Eric Weisstein's World of Physics, Wien's Displacement Law

Wikipedia, Planck's law

Index entries for transcendental numbers

Formula

u = 5 + W(-5*exp(-5)), where W() is Lambert's W-function.

Example

u=4.965114231744276...

Mathematica

RealDigits[5 + ProductLog[ -5/E^5], 10, 120][[1]] (* Robert G. Wilson v, May 04 2004 *)

Prog

(PARI) a5=solve(x=0.1, 10, x-5*(1-exp(-x))) \\ Use real precision in excess

Crossrefs

Cf. A194567, A256500, A256501.

Sequence in context: A245299 A201415 A363939 * A200632 A186723 A008959

Adjacent sequences: A094087 A094088 A094089 * A094091 A094092 A094093

Keyword

cons,nonn

Author

Jeppe Stig Nielsen, May 01 2004

Extensions

More terms from Robert G. Wilson v, May 04 2004

Status

approved