Abstract
All the roots of the general nth degree trinomial admit certain convenient representations in terms of the Lambert and Euler series for the asymmetric and symmetric cases of the trinomial equation, respectively. Previously, various methods have been used to provide the proofs for the general terms of these two series. Taking n to be any real or complex number, we presently give an alternative proof using the Bell (or exponential) polynomials. The ensuing series is summed up yielding a single, compact, explicit, analytical formula for all the trinomial roots as the confluent Fox–Wright function {}_1Psi _1. Moreover, we also derive a slightly different, single formula of the trinomial root raised to any power (real or complex number) as another {}_1Psi _1 function. Further, in this study, the logarithm of the trinomial root is likewise expressed through a single, concise series with the binomial expansion coefficients or the Pochhammer symbols. These findings are anticipated to be of considerable help in various applications of trinomial roots. Namely, several properties of the {}_1Psi _1 function can advantageously be employed for its implementations in practice. For example, the simple expressions for the asymptotic limits of the {}_1Psi _1 function at both small and large values of the independent variable can be used to readily predict, by analytical means, the critical behaviors of the studied system in the two extreme conditions. Such limiting situations can be e.g. at the beginning of the time evolution of a system, and in the distant future, if the independent variable is time, or at low and high doses when the independent variable is radiation dose, etc. The present analytical solutions for the trinomial roots are numerically illustrated in the genome multiplicity corrections for survival of synchronous cell populations after irradiation.
Highlights
We derive a slightly different, single formula of the trinomial root raised to any power as another 1 1 function
Such time evolution is often accompanied with time delays, in which case the delayed differential equations are used, and these end up with a linear-exponential transcendental equation which yields exactly the Lambert function
The well-known theorem by Abel proves that no algebraic solution for the roots of a general nth degree polynomial exists for n > 4
Summary
Keywords Trinomial roots · Trinomial equations · Lambert functions · Euler series. variable (say x) is known to converge at any finite x (|x| < ∞), the corresponding series for 1 1 in x converges only within its convergence radius R (|x| < R). Keywords Trinomial roots · Trinomial equations · Lambert functions · Euler series. The usefulness of the analytical formula for trinomial roots in terms of the confluent Fox–Wright function 1 1 is in the possibility to exploit the known asymptotic behaviors of the 1 1 function at both small and large values of its independent variable x. This is exemplified in the present illustration of the trinomial roots encountered in a radiobiological model for cell survival after exposure to radiation
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