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§10.70 Zeros

Asymptotic approximations for large zeros are as follows. Let μ=4ν2 and f(t) denote the formal series

10.70.1 μ116t+μ132t2+(μ1)(5μ+19)1536t3+3(μ1)2512t4+.

If m is a large positive integer, then

10.70.2 zeros of berνx 2(tf(t)),
t=(m12ν38)π,
zeros of beiνx 2(tf(t)),
t=(m12ν+18)π,
zeros of kerνx 2(t+f(t)),
t=(m12ν58)π,
zeros of keiνx 2(t+f(t)),
t=(m12ν18)π.

In the case ν=0, numerical tabulations (Abramowitz and Stegun (1964, Table 9.12)) indicate that each of (10.70.2) corresponds to the mth zero of the function on the left-hand side. For the next six terms in the series (10.70.1) see MacLeod (2002a).