Uniform asymptotic expansions for the Whittaker functions M_{\kappa,\mu}(z) and W_{\kappa,\mu}(z) with \mu large

DOI10.1098/RSPA.2021.0360arXiv2104.12912MaRDI QIDQ6366188FDOQ6366188

Publication date: 26 April 2021

Abstract: Uniform asymptotic expansions are derived for Whittaker's confluent hypergeometric functions

M_{k a p p a, m u} (z)

and

W_{k a p p a, m u} (z)

, as well as the numerically satisfactory companion function

W_{- k a p p a, m u} (z e^{- p i i})

. The expansions are uniformly valid for

m u i g h t a r r o w i n f t y

,

0 l e q k a p p a / m u l e q 1 - d e l t a < 1

, and for

0 l e q a r g (z) l e q p i

. By using appropriate connection and analytic continuation formulas these expansions can be extended to all unbounded nonzero complex

z

. The approximations come from recent asymptotic expansions involving elementary functions and Airy functions, and explicit error bounds are either provided or available.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Confluent hypergeometric functions, Whittaker functions, ({}_1F_1) (33C15) Asymptotic expansions of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34E05) Singular perturbations, turning point theory, WKB methods for ordinary differential equations (34E20) Singular perturbation problems for ordinary differential equations in the complex domain (complex WKB, turning points, steepest descent) (34M60)

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