Uniform asymptotic expansions for Meixner polynomials

Constructive Approximation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-150

  Jin, X S ^a   Wong, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Meixner polynomials; Parabolic cylinder function; Steepest descent method; Uniform asymptotic expansions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032351204     PISSN: 01764276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003659900066     Document Type: Article

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