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1: 7.18 Repeated Integrals of the Complementary Error Function

§7.18 Repeated Integrals of the Complementary Error Function

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§7.18(i) Definition

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§7.18(iii) Properties

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Hermite Polynomials

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2: 7.2 Definitions

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§7.2(i) Error Functions

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7.2.2 $$\mathrm{erfc}z=\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi }}{\int }_z^{\mathrm{\infty }}{\mathrm{e}}^{-t^2}dt=1-\mathrm{erf}z,$$

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Defines:

$\mathrm{erfc}z$: complementary error function

Symbols:

$\pi$: the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, $dx$: differential of $x$ , $\mathrm{erf}z$: error function, $\mathrm{e}$: base of natural logarithm, $\int$: integral and $z$: complex variable

A&S Ref:

7.1.2

Referenced by:

§7.5, §7.7(i)

Permalink:

http://dlmf.nist.gov/7.2.E2

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Annotations for §7.2(i), §7.2 and Ch.7

… ► $\mathrm{erf}z$, $\mathrm{erfc}z$, and $w\left(z\right)$ are entire functions of $z$, as is $F\left(z\right)$ in the next subsection. ►

Values at Infinity

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$\underset{z\to \mathrm{\infty }}{lim}\mathrm{erf}z=1,$

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3: 3.1 Arithmetics and Error Measures

§3.1 Arithmetics and Error Measures

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§3.1(v) Error Measures

►If $x^{\ast }$ is an approximation to a real or complex number $x$, then the absolute error is …If $x\ne 0$, the relative error is … ►The mollified error is …

4: 7.15 Sums

§7.15 Sums

►For sums involving the error function see Hansen (1975, p. 423) and Prudnikov et al. (1986b, vol. 2, pp. 650–651).

5: 7.16 Generalized Error Functions

§7.16 Generalized Error Functions

►Generalizations of the error function and Dawson’s integral are ${\int }_0^x{\mathrm{e}}^{-t^p}dt$ and ${\int }_0^x{\mathrm{e}}^{t^p}dt$. …

6: 7.21 Physical Applications

§7.21 Physical Applications

►The error functions, Fresnel integrals, and related functions occur in a variety of physical applications. … ►Carslaw and Jaeger (1959) gives many applications and points out the importance of the repeated integrals of the complementary error function ${\mathrm{i}}^n\mathrm{erfc}\left(z\right)$. Fried and Conte (1961) mentions the role of $w\left(z\right)$ in the theory of linearized waves or oscillations in a hot plasma; $w\left(z\right)$ is called the plasma dispersion function or Faddeeva (or Faddeyeva) function; see Faddeeva and Terent’ev (1954). … ►

7: 7.22 Methods of Computation

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§7.22(i) Main Functions

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§7.22(iii) Repeated Integrals of the Complementary Error Function

►The recursion scheme given by (7.18.1) and (7.18.7) can be used for computing ${\mathrm{i}}^n\mathrm{erfc}\left(x\right)$. … ►The computation of these functions can be based on algorithms for the complementary error function with complex argument; compare (7.19.3). …

8: Possible Errors in DLMF

Possible Errors in DLMF

… ►One source of confusion, rather than actual errors, are some new functions which differ from those in Abramowitz and Stegun (1964) by scaling, shifts or constraints on the domain; see the Info box (click or hover over the icon) for links to defining formula. …Errors in the printed Handbook may already have been corrected in the online version; please consult Errata. ►Nevertheless, it is quite possible that errors remain and we would appreciate knowing about them, so that we can make the necessary corrections. …

9: 7.24 Approximations

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Hastings (1955) gives several minimax polynomial and rational approximations for $\mathrm{erf}x$, $\mathrm{erfc}x$ and the auxiliary functions $\mathrm{f}\left(x\right)$ and $\mathrm{g}\left(x\right)$.

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Cody (1969) provides minimax rational approximations for $\mathrm{erf}x$ and $\mathrm{erfc}x$. The maximum relative precision is about 20S.

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Cody et al. (1970) gives minimax rational approximations to Dawson’s integral $F\left(x\right)$ (maximum relative precision 20S–22S).

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Shepherd and Laframboise (1981) gives coefficients of Chebyshev series for $(1+2x){\mathrm{e}}^{x^2}\mathrm{erfc}x$ on $(0,\mathrm{\infty })$ (22D).

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Luke (1969b, vol. 2, pp. 422–435) gives main diagonal Padé approximations for $F\left(z\right)$, $\mathrm{erf}z$, $\mathrm{erfc}z$, $C\left(z\right)$, and $S\left(z\right)$; approximate errors are given for a selection of $z$-values.

10: 7.1 Special Notation

… ►Unless otherwise noted, primes indicate derivatives with respect to the argument. ►The main functions treated in this chapter are the error function $\mathrm{erf}z$; the complementary error functions $\mathrm{erfc}z$ and $w\left(z\right)$; Dawson’s integral $F\left(z\right)$; the Fresnel integrals $ℱ\left(z\right)$, $C\left(z\right)$, and $S\left(z\right)$; the Goodwin–Staton integral $G\left(z\right)$; the repeated integrals of the complementary error function ${\mathrm{i}}^n\mathrm{erfc}\left(z\right)$; the Voigt functions $𝖴(x,t)$ and $𝖵(x,t)$. ►Alternative notations are $Q(z)=\frac{1}{2}\mathrm{erfc}\left(z/\sqrt{2}\right)$, $P(z)=\mathrm{\Phi }(z)=\frac{1}{2}\mathrm{erfc}\left(-z/\sqrt{2}\right)$, $\mathrm{Erf}z=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\pi }\mathrm{erf}z$, $\mathrm{Erfi}z={\mathrm{e}}^{z^2}F\left(z\right)$, $C_1(z)=C\left(\sqrt{2/\pi }z\right)$, $S_1(z)=S\left(\sqrt{2/\pi }z\right)$, $C_2(z)=C\left(\sqrt{2z/\pi }\right)$, $S_2(z)=S\left(\sqrt{2z/\pi }\right)$. … ►