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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
T'was finite, and the polar cusp, orthogonal to the secant lay.
The semi-tacnode operates on the Gudermanian of A.
"Beware the integral my son, with shape of non-symmetric bell.
Beware old Van Der Pol, and shun the curious vector del!"
He took his program in his hand. Long hours the real root he saught,
Then rested he by storage drums, and sat a while in thought.
And as in curious thought he sat, the integral without a name
rose from a skewed conformal map, diverging as it came!
Pi e! Pi e! and XYZ! The digital went clicky-clack!
He found the norm in series form, and brought the worksheets back.
"Oh hast thou solved the integral? Here is a raise, my brainish boy!"
He tossed his time cards in the air, and clapped his hands for joy.
T'was finite, and the polar cusp, orthogonal to the secant lay.
The semi-tacnode operates on the Gudermanian of A.
(Not original. Karma to anyone who recognizes the source...  )
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Dennis
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Totally a guess, but I'd venture Asimov?