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nag_bessel_k_nu (s18efc)

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    1  Purpose
    7  Accuracy

1  Purpose

nag_bessel_k_nu (s18efc) returns the value of the modified Bessel function K ν/4 x  for real x>0 .

2  Specification

#include <nag.h>
#include <nags.h>
double  nag_bessel_k_nu (double x, Integer nu, NagError *fail)

3  Description

nag_bessel_k_nu (s18efc) evaluates an approximation to the modified Bessel function of the second kind K ν/4 x , where the order ν = -3 , -2 , -1 , 1 , 2  or 3  and x  is real and positive. For negative orders the formula
K - ν / 4 x = K ν/4 x
is used.

4  References

Abramowitz M and Stegun I A (1972) Handbook of Mathematical Functions (3rd Edition) Dover Publications

5  Arguments

1:     xdoubleInput
On entry: the argument x  of the function.
Constraint: x>0.0 .
2:     nuIntegerInput
On entry: the argument ν  of the function.
Constraint: 1 absnu 3 .
3:     failNagError *Input/Output
The NAG error argument (see Section 3.6 in the Essential Introduction).

6  Error Indicators and Warnings

NE_INT
On entry, nu=value .
Constraint: 1 absnu 3 .
NE_INTERNAL_ERROR
An internal error has occurred in this function. Check the function call and any array sizes. If the call is correct then please contact NAG for assistance.
NE_OVERFLOW_LIKELY
The evaluation has been abandoned due to the likelihood of overflow. The result is returned as zero.
NE_REAL
On entry, x=value .
Constraint: x>0.0 .
NE_TERMINATION_FAILURE
The evaluation has been abandoned due to failure to satisfy the termination condition. The result is returned as zero.
NE_TOTAL_PRECISION_LOSS
The evaluation has been abandoned due to total loss of precision. The result is returned as zero.
NW_SOME_PRECISION_LOSS
The evaluation has been completed but some precision has been lost.

7  Accuracy

All constants in the underlying function are specified to approximately 18 digits of precision. If t  denotes the number of digits of precision in the floating-point arithmetic being used, then clearly the maximum number of correct digits in the results obtained is limited by p = mint,18 . Because of errors in argument reduction when computing elementary functions inside the underlying function, the actual number of correct digits is limited, in general, by p-s , where s max1, log10x  represents the number of digits lost due to the argument reduction. Thus the larger the value of x , the less the precision in the result.

8  Parallelism and Performance

Not applicable.

9  Further Comments

None.

10  Example

The example program reads values of the arguments x  and ν  from a file, evaluates the function and prints the results.

10.1  Program Text

Program Text (s18efce.c)

10.2  Program Data

Program Data (s18efce.d)

10.3  Program Results

Program Results (s18efce.r)


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