Hadamard Expansions and Hyperasymptotic Evaluation
Subtitle: An Extension of the Method of Steepest Descents
By: R.B. Paris
Series: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications -- 141
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781107002586
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: MATHEMATICS / Algebra / Abstract; Integral equations; Asymptotic expansions; Asymptotic theory
Description: "The author describes the recently developed theory of Hadamard expansions applied to the high-precision (hyperasymptotic) evaluation of Laplace and Laplace-type integrals. This brand new method builds on the well-known asymptotic method of steepest descents, of which the opening chapter gives a detailed account illustrated by a series of examples of increasing complexity. A discussion of uniformity problems associated with various coalescence phenomena, the Stokes phenomenon and hyperasymptotics of Laplace-type integrals follows. The remaining chapters deal with the Hadamard expansion of Laplace integrals, with and without saddle points. Problems of different types of saddle coalescence are also discussed. The text is illustrated with many numerical examples, which help the reader to understand the level of accuracy achievable. The author also considers applications to some important special functions. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers working in asymptotics"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Asymptotics of Laplace-type integrals; 2. Hadamard expansion of Laplace integrals; 3. Hadamard expansion of Laplace-type integrals; 4. Applications; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; References; Index.