Computation of Jacobi functions of the second kind for use in nearside-farside scattering theory

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 447-464

  Wimp, Jet ^a   McCabe, P ^b   Connor, J N L ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appell hypergeometric functions; Difference equations; Error propagation; Generating functions; Jacobi functions of the first kind; Jacobi functions of the second kind; Jacobi polynomials; Nearside farside theory; Partial wave series; Recurrence relations

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; POLYNOMIALS;

APPELL HYPERGEOMETRIC FUNCTIONS; JACOBI FUNCTIONS; NEARSIDE FARSIDE SCATTERING THEORY; PARTIAL WAVE SERIES;

FUNCTION EVALUATION;

EID: 0031236155     PISSN: 03770427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0427(97)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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