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The zeros of a function occurring in the solution of the Graetz problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

A. M. J. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
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Abstract

In the study of heat transfer to fluids flowing in pipes or channels, the inversion of a Fourier transform requires consideration of the zeros of a certain function. The principal contribution here is a proof that these zeros are all real and simple, properties assumed by previous authors.

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Copyright © University College London 1974

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