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§28.25 Asymptotic Expansions for Large z

For fixed h(0) and fixed ν,

28.25.1 Mν(3,4)(z,h)e±i(2hcoshz(12ν+14)π)(πh(coshz+1))12m=0Dm±(4ih(coshz+1))m,

where the coefficients are given by

28.25.2 D1± =0,
D0± =1,

and

28.25.3 (m+1)Dm+1±+((m+12)2±(m+14)8ih+2h2a)Dm±±(m12)(8ihm)Dm1±=0,
m0.

The upper signs correspond to Mν(3)(z,h) and the lower signs to Mν(4)(z,h). The expansion (28.25.1) is valid for Mν(3)(z,h) when

28.25.4 z+,
π+δphh+z2πδ,

and for Mν(4)(z,h) when

28.25.5 z+,
2π+δphh+zπδ,

where δ again denotes an arbitrary small positive constant.

For proofs and generalizations see Meixner and Schäfke (1954, §2.63).