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Transport integrals

In mathematics and statistical physics, the transport integrals are a family of special functions arising in the theory of transport phenomena of solids.

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In mathematics and statistical physics, the transport integrals (sometimes transport functions) are a family of special functions arising in the theory of transport phenomena of solids.

Definition

The transport integrals are defined by the integral representation12

J n ( x ) = 0 x t n e t ( e t 1 ) 2 d t . {\displaystyle J_{n}(x)=\int _{0}^{x}t^{n}{\frac {e^{t}}{(e^{t}-1)^{2}}}\,dt.}

Note that

e t ( e t 1 ) 2 = k = 0 k e k t . {\displaystyle {\frac {e^{t}}{(e^{t}-1)^{2}}}=\sum _{k=0}^{\infty }k\,e^{kt}.}
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References

References

  1. Rogers, William; Powell, Robert (July 3, 1958). Tables of transport integrals (PDF). National Bureau of Standards. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  2. Galassi, Mark. GNU Scientific Library Reference Manual (PDF) (3 ed.). ISBN 0954612078. Retrieved 16 March 2026.