Computing the coefficients in Laplace's method

SIAM Review

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-96

  Wojdylo, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymptotic approximation of integrals; Fa di Bruno's formula; Laplace's method; Partial Bell polynomials; Potential polynomials

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CALCULATIONS; COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; POLYNOMIALS;

ASYMPTOTIC APPROXIMATION OF INTEGRALS; FAÁ DI BRUNO'S FORMULA; LAPLACE'S METHOD; PARTIAL BELL POLYNOMIALS; POTENTIAL POLYNOMIALS;

INTEGRATION;

EID: 33644601576     PISSN: 00361445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036144504446175     Document Type: Article

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