The functions erf and erfc computed with arbitrary precision and explicit error bounds

DOI10.1016/j.ic.2011.09.001zbMath1252.65051MaRDI QIDQ714627

D. Kharzeev

Publication date: 11 October 2012

Published in: Information and Computation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ic.2011.09.001

zbMATH Keywords

algorithms; complementary error function; error function; numerical examples; roundoff errors; floating-point arithmetic; arbitrary precision; multiple precision

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

65D20: Computation of special functions and constants, construction of tables

33B20: Incomplete beta and gamma functions (error functions, probability integral, Fresnel integrals)

22F05: General theory of group and pseudogroup actions

Uses Software

• MPFR
• mctoolbox
• ARPREC
• Algorithm 524