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A Simplified Derivation of the Poincaré-Bertrand Formula

L. C. Baird, P. F. Zweifel

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 55 / Number 3 / November 1974 / Pages 351-353

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE74-A23463

A simplified derivation of the Poincaré-Bertrand formula is presented in the form in which the formula is usually applied in transport theory calculations. It is not necessary to go to the complex plane for the analysis; instead, the integrals are reduced to tabulated form.