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§10.39 Relations to Other Functions

Elementary Functions

10.39.1 I12⁡(z) =(2π⁢z)12⁢sinh⁡z,
I−12⁡(z) =(2π⁢z)12⁢cosh⁡z,
10.39.2 K12⁡(z)=K−12⁡(z)=(π2⁢z)12⁢e−z.

For these and general results when ν is half an odd integer see §§10.47(ii) and 10.49(ii).

Airy Functions

See §§9.6(i) and 9.6(ii).

Parabolic Cylinder Functions

With the notation of §12.2(i),

10.39.3 K14⁡(z)=π12⁢z−14⁢U⁡(0,2⁢z12),
10.39.4 K34⁡(z)=12⁢π12⁢z−34⁢(12⁢U⁡(1,2⁢z12)+U⁡(−1,2⁢z12)).

Principal values on each side of these equations correspond. For these and further results see Miller (1955, pp. 42–43 and 77–79).

Confluent Hypergeometric Functions

10.39.5 Iν⁡(z) =(12⁢z)ν⁢e±zΓ⁡(ν+1)⁢M⁡(ν+12,2⁢ν+1,∓2⁢z),
10.39.6 Kν⁡(z) =π12⁢(2⁢z)ν⁢e−z⁢U⁡(ν+12,2⁢ν+1,2⁢z),
10.39.7 Iν⁡(z)=(2⁢z)−12⁢M0,ν⁡(2⁢z)22⁢ν⁢Γ⁡(ν+1),
2⁢ν≠−1,−2,−3,…,
10.39.8 Kν⁡(z)=(π2⁢z)12⁢W0,ν⁡(2⁢z).

For the functions M, U, M0,ν, and W0,ν see §§13.2(i) and 13.14(i).

Generalized Hypergeometric Functions and Hypergeometric Function

10.39.10 Iν⁡(z)=(12⁢z)ν⁢lim𝐅⁡(λ,μ;ν+1;z2/(4⁢λ⁢μ)),

as λ and μ→∞ in ℂ, with z and ν fixed. For the functions F10 and 𝐅 see (16.2.1) and §15.2(i).