OFFSET
0,1
LINKS
Paolo Xausa, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards, Applied Math. Series 55, Tenth Printing, 1972 [alternative scanned copy]. Table 25.9, n = 3.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Laguerre-Gauss Quadrature.
FORMULA
Second largest root of 1944*x^3 - 1944*x^2 + 405*x - 4 = 0.
EXAMPLE
0.27851773356924084880144488845672648103489003098638...
MATHEMATICA
First[RealDigits[Root[1944*#^3 - 1944*#^2 + 405*# - 4 &, 2], 10, 100]] (* Paolo Xausa, Jun 26 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) solve(x = 0.2, 0.3, 1944*x^3 - 1944*x^2 + 405*x - 4)
CROSSREFS
There are k positive real zeros of the Laguerre polynomial of degree k:
k | zeros | corresponding weights for Laguerre-Gauss quadrature
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KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
A.H.M. Smeets, May 30 2025
STATUS
approved
