Airy Functions and Derivatives¶
The Airy functions \(\operatorname{Ai}(x)\) and \(\operatorname{Bi}(x)\) are defined by the integral representations,
For further information see Abramowitz & Stegun, Section 10.4.
Airy Functions¶
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gsl_sf_airy_Ai
(x)¶ This routine computes the Airy function \(\operatorname{Ai}(x)\).
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gsl_sf_airy_Bi
(x)¶ This routine computes the Airy function \(\operatorname{Bi}(x)\).
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gsl_sf_airy_Ai_scaled
(x)¶ This routine computes a scaled version of the Airy function \(\operatorname{S_A}(x) \operatorname{Ai}(x)\). For \(x > 0\) the scaling factor \(\operatorname{S_A}(x)\) is \(\exp(+(2/3) x^{3/2})\), and is \(1\) for \(x < 0\).
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gsl_sf_airy_Bi_scaled
(x)¶ This routine computes a scaled version of the Airy function \(\operatorname{S_B}(x) \operatorname{Bi}(x)\). For \(x > 0\) the scaling factor \(\operatorname{S_B}(x)\) is \(\exp(-(2/3) x^{3/2})\), and is \(1\) for \(x < 0\).
Zeros of Airy Functions¶
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gsl_sf_airy_zero_Ai
(s)¶ This routine computes the location of the \(s\)-th zero of the Airy function \(\operatorname{Ai}(x)\).
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gsl_sf_airy_zero_Bi
(s)¶ This routine computes the location of the \(s\)-th zero of the Airy function \(\operatorname{Bi}(x)\).
Zeros of Derivatives of Airy Functions¶
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gsl_sf_airy_zero_Ai_deriv
(s)¶ This routine computes the location of the \(s\)-th zero of the Airy function derivative \(\operatorname{Ai}'(x)\).
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gsl_sf_airy_zero_Bi_deriv
(s)¶ This routine computes the location of the \(s\)-th zero of the Airy function derivative \(\operatorname{Bi}'(x)\).