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Old 14th Nov 2017, 4:26 pm   #9
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Default Re: Transcendental magic: Schade's peak voltage equation and my discovery!!

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For small values of x, e^(-x) is 1-x. So for high values of Q you are simply calculating 1- (pi/4Q) to whatever accuracy your calculating device can manage.

Neat analysis, thank you Dave.

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If you really want to get excited by maths, consider that exp (j pi) + 1 = 0.
I do recognise that one, after Euler? But I have nowhere near enough maths to derive it or explain it!
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