NAG C Library Function Document

nag_bessel_j_alpha (s18ekc)

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Purpose

nag_bessel_j_alpha (s18ekc) returns a sequence of values for the Bessel functions J α + n - 1 x  or J α - n + 1 x  for real x , non-negative α<1  and n = 1 , 2 , , N + 1 .

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Specification

#include <nag.h>
#include <nags.h>
void  nag_bessel_j_alpha (double x, double a, Integer nl, Complex b[], NagError *fail)

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Description

nag_bessel_j_alpha (s18ekc) evaluates a sequence of values for the Bessel function of the first kind J α x , where x  is real and nonzero and α  is the order with 0 α < 1 . The N + 1 -member sequence is generated for orders α , α + 1 , , α + N when N0 . Note that +  is replaced by -  when N<0 . For positive orders the function may also be called with x=0 , since J q 0 = 0  when q>0 . For negative orders the formula
J -q x = cosπq J q x - sinπq Y q x  
is used to generate the required sequence.

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References

Abramowitz M and Stegun I A (1972) Handbook of Mathematical Functions (3rd Edition) Dover Publications

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Arguments

1:     x doubleInput
On entry: the argument x  of the function.
Constraint: if nl<0 , x0.0 .
2:     a doubleInput
On entry: the order α  of the first member in the required sequence of function values.
Constraint: 0.0 a < 1.0 .
3:     nl IntegerInput
On entry: the value of N .
Constraint: absnl 101 .
4:     b[×] ComplexOutput
On exit: with fail.code=NE_NOERROR  or fail.code=NW_SOME_PRECISION_LOSS , the required sequence of function values: b n  contains J α + n - 1 x  if nl0  and J α - n + 1 x  otherwise, for n=1,2,,absnl + 1.
5:     fail NagError *Input/Output
The NAG error argument (see Section 3.7 in How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation).

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Error Indicators and Warnings

NE_INT
On entry, nl=value .
Constraint: absnl 101 .
NE_INTERNAL_ERROR
An internal error has occurred in this function. Check the function call and any array sizes. If the call is correct then please contact NAG for assistance.
NE_OVERFLOW_LIKELY
The evaluation has been abandoned due to the likelihood of overflow.
NE_REAL
On entry, a=value .
Constraint: 0.0 a < 1.0 .
NE_REAL_INT
On entry, x=value , nl=value .
Constraint: x0.0  when nl<0 .
NE_TERMINATION_FAILURE
The evaluation has been abandoned due to failure to satisfy the termination condition.
NE_TOTAL_PRECISION_LOSS
The evaluation has been abandoned due to total loss of precision.
NW_SOME_PRECISION_LOSS
The evaluation has been completed but some precision has been lost.

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Accuracy

All constants in the underlying functions are are specified to approximately 18 digits of precision. If t  denotes the number of digits of precision in the floating-point arithmetic being used, then clearly the maximum number of correct digits in the results obtained is limited by p = mint,18 . Because of errors in argument reduction when computing elementary functions inside the underlying functions are, the actual number of correct digits is limited, in general, by p-s , where s max1, log10 x , log10 α  represents the number of digits lost due to the argument reduction. Thus the larger the values of x  and α , the less the precision in the result.

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Parallelism and Performance

nag_bessel_j_alpha (s18ekc) is not threaded in any implementation.

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Further Comments

None.

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Example

The example program evaluates J 0 x , J 1 x , J 2 x  and J 3 x  at x=0.5 , and prints the results.

10.1
Program Text

Program Text (s18ekce.c)

10.2
Program Data

Program Data (s18ekce.d)

10.3
Program Results

Program Results (s18ekce.r)