Computation of complex airy functions and their zeros using asymptotics and the differential equation

ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-490

  Fabijonas, B R ^a   Lozier, D W ^b   Olver, F W J ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms for special functions; Asymptotic expansions; Differential equations; Error analysis; Real and complex Airy functions; Zeros

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS FOR SPECIAL FUNCTIONS; ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSIONS; COMPLEX AIRY FUNCTIONS; REAL AIRY FUNCTIONS; ZEROS;

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

FUNCTIONS;

EID: 12744276032     PISSN: 00983500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1039813.1039818     Document Type: Article

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