Uniform asymptotic expansions for Laguerre polynomials and related confluent hypergeometric functions

DOI10.1007/S10444-018-9589-5zbMATH Open1404.33007arXiv1705.01190OpenAlexW2963884799MaRDI QIDQ1633006FDOQ1633006

Authors: T. M. Dunster, Amparo Gil, Javier Segura 

Publication date: 18 December 2018

Published in: Advances in Computational Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Uniform asymptotic expansions involving exponential and Airy functions are obtained for Laguerre polynomials $L_n^{(alpha)}(x)$, as well as complementary confluent hypergeometric functions. The expansions are valid for $n$ large and $alpha$ small or large, uniformly for unbounded real and complex values of $x$. The new expansions extend the range of computability of $L_n^{(alpha)}(x)$ compared to previous expansions, in particular with respect to higher terms and large values of $alpha$. Numerical evidence of their accuracy for real and complex values of $x$ is provided.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.01190

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zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic expansionsconfluent hypergeometric functionsLaguerre polynomialsnumerical computationWKB methodsturning point theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Orthogonal polynomials and functions of hypergeometric type (Jacobi, Laguerre, Hermite, Askey scheme, etc.) (33C45) Confluent hypergeometric functions, Whittaker functions, ({}_1F_1) (33C15) Numerical approximation and evaluation of special functions (33F05)

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Cited In (5)

• High-precision computation of the confluent hypergeometric functions via Franklin-Friedman expansion
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Uses Software

• Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
• LAGUERRE
• LaguerrePol

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