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A computational scheme has been derived to generateHeuman's Lambda function. This has been applied to compute the gravitational attraction of a right vertical circular cylinder. Test computations show that the error introduced by assuming a semifinite cylinder in place of a finite one of depth 30 times its radius is 1.77%.
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Nagy, D. The evaluation ofHeuman's Lambda function and its application to calculate the gravitational effect of a right circular cylinder. PAGEOPH 62, 5–12 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00875282
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