# NAG CL Interfaceg01etc (prob_​landau)

## 1Purpose

g01etc returns the value of the Landau distribution function $\Phi \left(\lambda \right)$.

## 2Specification

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 double g01etc (double x)
The function may be called by the names: g01etc, nag_stat_prob_landau or nag_prob_landau.

## 3Description

g01etc evaluates an approximation to the Landau distribution function $\Phi \left(\lambda \right)$ given by
 $Φλ=∫-∞λϕλdλ,$
where $\varphi \left(\lambda \right)$ is described in g01mtc, using piecewise approximation by rational functions. Further details can be found in Kölbig and Schorr (1984).

## 4References

Kölbig K S and Schorr B (1984) A program package for the Landau distribution Comp. Phys. Comm. 31 97–111

## 5Arguments

1: $\mathbf{x}$double Input
On entry: the argument $\lambda$ of the function.

None.

## 7Accuracy

At least $7$ significant digits are usually correct, but occasionally only $6$. Such accuracy is normally considered to be adequate for applications in experimental physics.
Because of the asymptotic behaviour of $\Phi \left(\lambda \right)$, which is of the order of $\mathrm{exp}\left[-\mathrm{exp}\left(-\lambda \right)\right]$, underflow may occur on some machines when $\lambda$ is moderately large and negative.

## 8Parallelism and Performance

g01etc is not threaded in any implementation.

None.

## 10Example

This example evaluates $\Phi \left(\lambda \right)$ at $\lambda =0.5$, and prints the results.

### 10.1Program Text

Program Text (g01etce.c)

### 10.2Program Data

Program Data (g01etce.d)

### 10.3Program Results

Program Results (g01etce.r)