Is There an Analytical Solution to the Transcendental Equation x = cot(x)?

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Hi,

can somebody see if there is a way to solve this analytically?

[tex] x = \mbox{cotg } x[/tex]

I know it could be solved numerically, but I'm interested in analytical solution only (if it exists, of course).

Thank you very much.
 
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