Fractional power approximations of elliptic integrals and bessel functions

Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Masaaki Ohkita and Michio Inoue

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 1978, vol. 20, issue 4, 285-290

Abstract: In the previous papers [1]∽[3], fractional powers were used to approximate elementary functions and their usefulness was proved with experimental results. In the present paper, some further investigations are reported. That is, elliptic integrals in Legendre's canonical form and Bessel functions are approximated by fractional powers. As the fractional power approximation, f(x) ⋍ c0 + c1x + c2xp is discussed. When all coefficients c0, c1, c2, p are properly assigned, the accuracy of this approximation becomes comparable to that of the Chebyshev approximation using polynomials up to the third degree.

Date: 1978
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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4754(78)90020-4

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