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Algorithm 917: Complex Double-Precision Evaluation of the Wright ω Function

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This article describes an efficient and robust algorithm and implementation for the evaluation of the Wright ω function in IEEE double precision arithmetic over the complex plane.

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          ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software  Volume 38, Issue 3
          April 2012
          157 pages
          ISSN:0098-3500
          EISSN:1557-7295
          DOI:10.1145/2168773
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          • Published: 1 April 2012
          • Accepted: 1 November 2010
          • Revised: 1 September 2010
          • Received: 1 May 2010
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