An inequality involving the generalized hypergeometric function and the arc length of an ellipse

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 693-699

  Barnard, Roger W ^a   Pearce, Kent ^a   Richards, Kendall C ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximations; Elliptical arc length; Hypergeometric

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041152123     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141098341575     Document Type: Article

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