Relation With Lambert W Function
The solution can be expressed also through the related Lambert W function. Let . Then
With new independent variable, Equation (6) leads to the equation
The formal solution can be written
where is constant, but the equation may correspond to the non-physical value of intensity (intensity zero) or to the unusual branch of the Lambert W function.
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