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"""Values of the Lambert W function -- numberdb.org/T200
The real values of the Lambert W function at rational arguments. This draft
stores the principal branch W_0(x) for positive rational x = a/b in lowest
terms with b <= 6 and x <= 10, and both real branches for negative rational
x = a/b in lowest terms with b <= 10 and -1/e < x < 0.
Run it with SageMath:
$ sage -pip install numberdb # once
$ sage -python generate.py # check the table against this code
$ sage -python generate.py --publish # send it, with NUMBERDB_API_KEY set
Values are computed as complex balls with arb. Sage's real ball method gives
only the principal branch, so both branches are computed with
`ComplexBall.lambert_w(branch)` and checked to be real.
"""
import os
import sys
from math import gcd
import numberdb.sage as numberdb
from sage.rings.complex_arb import ComplexBallField
from sage.rings.rational_field import QQ
from sage.rings.real_arb import RealBallField
POSITIVE_MAX_DENOMINATOR = 6
POSITIVE_MAX_ARGUMENT = 10
NEGATIVE_MAX_DENOMINATOR = 10
# Bits of working precision beyond what the written digits need.
#
# Measured over all 142 entries: at this guard the widest result still has
# radius less than 1e-118 when the table asks for 100 digits.
WORKING_GUARD = 64
def _key_from_stdin():
if os.environ.get("NUMBERDB_KEY_FROM_STDIN") != "1":
return
token = sys.stdin.read().strip()
if "=" in token and token.split("=", 1)[0].isupper():
token = token.split("=", 1)[1].strip().strip("'\"")
if token:
os.environ["NUMBERDB_API_KEY"] = token
def _positive_arguments(max_denominator=POSITIVE_MAX_DENOMINATOR,
maximum=POSITIVE_MAX_ARGUMENT):
values = set()
for denominator in range(1, max_denominator + 1):
for numerator in range(1, maximum * denominator + 1):
if gcd(numerator, denominator) == 1:
values.add(QQ(numerator) / QQ(denominator))
for value in sorted(values):
yield str(value)
def _negative_arguments(max_denominator=NEGATIVE_MAX_DENOMINATOR):
values = set()
field = RealBallField(256)
one_over_e = field(1) / field(1).exp()
for denominator in range(1, max_denominator + 1):
for numerator in range(1, denominator):
if gcd(numerator, denominator) != 1:
continue
magnitude = QQ(numerator) / QQ(denominator)
if field(magnitude) < one_over_e:
values.add(-magnitude)
for value in sorted(values, key=lambda q: (abs(q), q)):
yield str(value)
def _value_ball(branch_text, x_text, digits):
branch = int(branch_text)
field = ComplexBallField(numberdb.bits(digits, losing=WORKING_GUARD))
value = field(QQ(x_text)).lambert_w(branch)
if not value.real().is_finite() or not value.imag().is_finite():
raise ArithmeticError("computed a non-finite ball for W_%s(%s)"
% (branch_text, x_text))
if not value.imag().contains_zero():
raise ArithmeticError("expected a real value for W_%s(%s)"
% (branch_text, x_text))
return value.real()
def _comment(branch_text, x_text):
if branch_text == "0" and x_text == "1":
return "This is the omega constant."
return ""
class LambertWValues(numberdb.Generator):
table = os.environ.get("NUMBERDB_TABLE") or "T200"
parameters = ("branch", "x")
type = "R"
digits = 100
rigour = "proven"
def enumerate(self, positive_denominator=POSITIVE_MAX_DENOMINATOR,
positive_maximum=POSITIVE_MAX_ARGUMENT,
negative_denominator=NEGATIVE_MAX_DENOMINATOR):
for x in _positive_arguments(positive_denominator, positive_maximum):
yield {"branch": "0", "x": x}
for x in _negative_arguments(negative_denominator):
yield {"branch": "0", "x": x}
yield {"branch": "-1", "x": x}
def value(self, params, digits):
branch_text = str(params["branch"])
x_text = str(params["x"])
value = _value_ball(branch_text, x_text, digits)
comment = _comment(branch_text, x_text)
if comment:
return {"number": value, "comment": comment}
return value
if __name__ == "__main__":
_key_from_stdin()
generator = LambertWValues()
if os.environ.get("NUMBERDB_PUBLISH") == "1" or "--publish" in sys.argv:
print(generator.publish(
message="Lambert W function values at rational arguments"))
else:
report = generator.verify(sample=None)
print(report)
sys.exit(0 if report.ok else 1)