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The discussion focuses on solving the transcendental equation x^2*(log x)^{1/3} = -C for very small values of C. The proposed asymptotic solution is x^2 = C*(2/[log C]^{1/3}). Participants identified a potential typo in the book's formula, noting that the power of 1/3 is missing in the coefficient 2^{1/3}. Additionally, an improved approximation was suggested, which is available in an attachment.

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Suppose you have the equation

x^2*(log x)^{1/3}=-C

for very small C. I have a book claims that asymptotically, for very small C, the solution is:

x^2=C*\frac{2}{[logC]^{1/3} }

I'm not quite sure how to show this. If the 2 wasn't there, it looks like what they did was:

x^2=-\frac{C}{(log x)^{1/3}}

and just substituted -C for x on the RHS:

x^2=\frac{C}{(log C)^{1/3}}

I was thinking maybe you could substitute -C for x2 instead to get:x^2=\frac{2^{1/3}C}{(log C)^{1/3}}
 
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I agree, there is a typo in the formula of the book : the power 1/3 is missing in the coefficient 2^(1/3)
An even better approximate can be derived (in attachment)
 

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