TY - BOOK AU - Temme,Nico M. TI - Asymptotic methods for integrals T2 - Series in analysis SN - 9789814612159 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 515.45 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Singapore PB - World Scientific KW - Integral equations KW - Asymptotic theory KW - Differential equations KW - Special functions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Basic methods for integrals -- Part II: Basic methods: examples for special functions -- Part III: Other methods for integrals -- Part IV: Uniform methods for integrals -- Part V: Uniform methods for Laplace-type integrals -- Part VI: Uniform examples for special functions -- Part VII: A class of cumulative distribution factors N2 - This book gives introductory chapters on the classical basic and standard methods for asymptotic analysis, such as Watson's lemma, Laplace's method, the saddle point and steepest descent methods, stationary phase and Darboux's method. The methods, explained in great detail, will obtain asymptotic approximations of the well-known special functions of mathematical physics and probability theory. After these introductory chapters, the methods of uniform asymptotic analysis are described in which several parameters have influence on typical phenomena: turning points and transition points, coinciding saddle and singularities. In all these examples, the special functions are indicated that describe the peculiar behavior of the integrals. The text extensively covers the classical methods with an emphasis on how to obtain expansions, and how to use the results for numerical methods, in particular for approximating special functions. In this way, we work with a computational mind: how can we use certain expansions in numerical analysis and in computer programs, how can we compute coefficients, and so on ER -