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s18efc (nag_bessel_k_nu)

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1 Purpose

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

2 Specification

#include <nag.h>
double  s18efc (double x, Integer nu, NagError *fail)
The function may be called by the names: s18efc or nag_bessel_k_nu.

3 Description

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: x – double Input
On entry: the argument x of the function.
Constraint: x>0.0 .
2: nu – Integer Input
On entry: the argument ν of the function.
Constraint: 1 ≤ abs(nu) ≤ 3 .
3: fail – NagError * Input/Output
The NAG error argument (see Section 7 in the Introduction to the NAG Library CL Interface).

6 Error Indicators and Warnings

NE_INT
On entry, nu=⟨value⟩ .
Constraint: 1 ≤ abs(nu) ≤ 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 = min(t,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 ≈ max(1,|log10⁡x|) 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

s18efc is not threaded in any implementation.

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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