Special Functions

doi:10.1117/3.467443.ch2

Special Functions

Book: Mathematical Techniques for Engineers and Scientists

Author(s): Larry C. Andrews, Ronald L. Phillips

Published: 2003

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.467443.ch2

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Abstract

Our objective in this chapter is to familiarize the reader with many of the special functions that arise in advanced engineering applications. In addition to defining these functions, we provide lists of their most important properties for easy reference. We start, however, with a review of several of the standard engineering-type functions that are widely used in practice, like the step function and Dirac delta function.