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The inverse of tex2html_wrap_inline1283 as a power series.

To express t as a function of tex2html_wrap_inline1239 we can just invert both sides of the differential equation defining tex2html_wrap_inline1239 and use it to calculate the terms of the Taylor expansion of t in terms of tex2html_wrap_inline1239.

To make this easier, first perform a change of variable tex2html_wrap_inline1363. Then
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Then the defining equation becomes...
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Then we can calculate higher derivatives like so...
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As T=1 when tex2html_wrap_inline1365, calculate the derivatives of t with respect to tex2html_wrap_inline1239 and set T=1 and place them into the Taylor series. In this equation I have neglected terms in tex2html_wrap_inline1369 and higher...


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I would not recommend this approach except at very low latitudes, as it converges too slowly.



John Carter
Fri Feb 21 14:23:22 SAT 1997