.. index:: Airy functions .. index:: Ai(x) .. index:: Bi(x) The Airy functions :math:`Ai(x)` and :math:`Bi(x)` are defined by the integral representations, .. only:: not texinfo .. math:: Ai(x) & = {1\over\pi} \int_0^\infty \cos(t^3/3 + xt ) \,dt \\ Bi(x) & = {1\over\pi} \int_0^\infty (e^{-t^3/3 + xt} + \sin(t^3/3 + xt)) \,dt .. only:: texinfo | Ai(x) = (1/\pi) \int_0^\infty \cos((1/3) t^3 + xt) dt | Bi(x) = (1/\pi) \int_0^\infty (e^(-(1/3) t^3 + xt) + \sin((1/3) t^3 + xt)) dt For further information see Abramowitz & Stegun, Section 10.4. The Airy functions are defined in the header file :file:`gsl_sf_airy.h`. Airy Functions -------------- .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Ai (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Ai_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the Airy function :math:`Ai(x)` with an accuracy specified by :data:`mode`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Bi (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Bi_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the Airy function :math:`Bi(x)` with an accuracy specified by :data:`mode`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Ai_scaled (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Ai_scaled_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute a scaled version of the Airy function :math:`S_A(x) Ai(x)`. For :math:`x > 0` the scaling factor :math:`S_A(x)` is :math:`\exp(+(2/3) x^{3/2})`, and is 1 for :math:`x < 0`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Bi_scaled (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Bi_scaled_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute a scaled version of the Airy function :math:`S_B(x) Bi(x)`. For :math:`x > 0` the scaling factor :math:`S_B(x)` is :math:`exp(-(2/3) x^{3/2})`, and is 1 for :math:`x < 0`. Derivatives of Airy Functions ----------------------------- .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Ai_deriv (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Ai_deriv_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the Airy function derivative :math:`Ai'(x)` with an accuracy specified by :data:`mode`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Bi_deriv (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Bi_deriv_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the Airy function derivative :math:`Bi'(x)` with an accuracy specified by :data:`mode`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Ai_deriv_scaled (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Ai_deriv_scaled_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the scaled Airy function derivative :math:`S_A(x) Ai'(x)`. For :math:`x > 0` the scaling factor :math:`S_A(x)` is :math:`\exp(+(2/3) x^{3/2})`, and is 1 for :math:`x < 0`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_Bi_deriv_scaled (double x, gsl_mode_t mode) int gsl_sf_airy_Bi_deriv_scaled_e (double x, gsl_mode_t mode, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the scaled Airy function derivative :math:`S_B(x) Bi'(x)`. For :math:`x > 0` the scaling factor :math:`S_B(x)` is :math:`exp(-(2/3) x^{3/2})`, and is 1 for :math:`x < 0`. Zeros of Airy Functions ----------------------- .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_zero_Ai (unsigned int s) int gsl_sf_airy_zero_Ai_e (unsigned int s, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the location of the :data:`s`-th zero of the Airy function :math:`Ai(x)`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_zero_Bi (unsigned int s) int gsl_sf_airy_zero_Bi_e (unsigned int s, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the location of the :data:`s`-th zero of the Airy function :math:`Bi(x)`. Zeros of Derivatives of Airy Functions -------------------------------------- .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_zero_Ai_deriv (unsigned int s) int gsl_sf_airy_zero_Ai_deriv_e (unsigned int s, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the location of the :data:`s`-th zero of the Airy function derivative :math:`Ai'(x)`. .. function:: double gsl_sf_airy_zero_Bi_deriv (unsigned int s) int gsl_sf_airy_zero_Bi_deriv_e (unsigned int s, gsl_sf_result * result) These routines compute the location of the :data:`s`-th zero of the Airy function derivative :math:`Bi'(x)`.