An asymptotic expansion for a sum of modified Bessel functions with quadratic argument

arXiv1812.10764MaRDI QIDQ6311684FDOQ6311684

Richard B. Paris

Publication date: 27 December 2018

Abstract: We examine the sum of modified Bessel functions with argument depending quadratically on the summation index given by [S_

u(a)=sum_{ngeq 1} (frac{1}{2} an^2)^{- u} K_

u(an^2)qquad (|arg,a|<pi/2)] as the parameter $|a|o0$. It is shown that the positive real $a$-axis is a Stokes line, where an infinite number of increasingly subdominant exponentially small terms present in the asymptotic expansion undergo a smooth, but rapid, transition as this ray is crossed. Particular attention is devoted to the details of the expansion on the Stokes line as $ao0$ through positive values. Numerical results are presented to support the asymptotic theory.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Asymptotic approximations, asymptotic expansions (steepest descent, etc.) (41A60) Bessel and Airy functions, cylinder functions, ({}_0F_1) (33C10) Approximation by other special function classes (41A30)

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