Debye function
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In mathematics, the family of Debye functions is defined by
- <math>D_n(x) = \frac{n}{x^n} \int_0^x \frac{t^n}{e^t - 1}\,dt.</math>
In honor of Peter Debye who came across this function (with n = 3) in 1912 when he analytically computed the heat capacity of a solid. His method is now called the Debye model.
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External references
Fortran 77 code by Allan MacLeod from Transactions on Mathematical Software