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Appendix A
303
The Gaussian error function is defined as
η
2
2
−u
erf η = √
e du
π
0
The complementary error function is defined as
erfcη ≡ 1 − erf η
x
η = √
4αt
References
1. F. Incropera and D. Dewitt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Fifth Edition,
John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2002.
2. V. Arpaci, Conduction Heat Transfer, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA, 1966.
Appendix A
303
The Gaussian error function is defined as
η
2
2
−u
erf η = √
e du
π
0
The complementary error function is defined as
erfcη ≡ 1 − erf η
x
η = √
4αt
References
1. F. Incropera and D. Dewitt, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Fifth Edition,
John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2002.
2. V. Arpaci, Conduction Heat Transfer, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA, 1966.