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So I tried to take the inverse of EllipticE when modulus is large, in Mathematica, but the solution gives wrong answer.

InverseSeries[Series[EllipticE[x, -k], {x, 0, 12}, {k, Infinity, 1}],y] = InverseFunction[y,k]

For example, I tried EllipticE[0.5,-9.9] = 0.656 where x:0.5 , k:-9.9, y:0.656

But InverseFunction[y,k] is not equal to 0.5. Am I not correctly taking the inverse of the function? I need a general form of an equation for the inverse of EllipticE. Polynomial approximation is also fine. The approximation should definitely work around when x-->0 and k-->-infinity. So for the above example, the approximation function result should yield to 0.5 when y=0.656 and k=-9.9. I need to code this function in MCU, so I need an analytical approximation.

Caner

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  • $\begingroup$ There may not exist a good approximation for the two cases $x\to 0$ and $x\to \infty$ simultaneously. $\endgroup$
    – user64494
    May 21, 2020 at 8:08
  • $\begingroup$ I am more interested when x goes to zero and -k goes to infinity. so like EllipticE[0.1,-600], EllipticE[0.05,-600] $\endgroup$ May 21, 2020 at 10:33

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You can always do this if you are not tied to a series:

f = InverseFunction[EllipticE[#1, -9.9] &]

f[.656025]
(*0.5*)

or

g = InverseFunction[Function[{x, y}, EllipticE[x, y]], 1, 2]

g[.656025, -9.9]
(*0.5*)

This series works for smaller x

Clear[k]

f[x_, k_] = InverseSeries[Series[EllipticE[x, k], {x, 0, 20}]] // Simplify // Normal

k = -9.9;

f[.1, k]
(*0.0984504*)

EllipticE[%, k] // Chop
(*0.1*)

k = -50;

f[.1, k]
(*0.0935462*)

EllipticE[%, k] // Chop
(*0.0999678*)

The series still blows up for an x value as high as 0.656, so I guess it is a numerical issue and will probably require many more terms in the series with much higher precision than is practical. For smaller values of x this seems to give a decent approximation.

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  • $\begingroup$ How do you make it parametric? I need a function or a series to code it directly. $\endgroup$ May 21, 2020 at 6:58
  • $\begingroup$ I believe I have coded f to be a function. Maybe you will like the function g I have added to my answer better. But I guess I don't know how you plan to use it. $\endgroup$
    – Bill Watts
    May 21, 2020 at 7:18
  • $\begingroup$ What i mean is, i need to have a parametric function or expression so that i can use it outside of mathematica. İt can be a powerseries, taylor series or any other parametric function. $\endgroup$ May 21, 2020 at 7:42
  • $\begingroup$ The code f = InverseFunction[EllipticE[#1, -x] &];Series[f[x], {x, 0, 2}] produces $x+O\left(x^3\right)$. $\endgroup$
    – user64494
    May 21, 2020 at 8:12
  • $\begingroup$ I dont understand what this answer is. So what is the inverse of EllipticE[x,-k] according to this notation? $\endgroup$ May 21, 2020 at 10:30

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