Airy function Ai(x)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
gptkbp:analyticEverywhere true
gptkbp:asymptoticBehavior decays for large positive x
oscillates for large negative x
gptkbp:definedIn partial differential equations
gptkbp:differentialEquationType second order linear ODE
gptkbp:domain complex numbers
real numbers
gptkbp:entireFunction true
gptkbp:evenFunction false
gptkbp:firstZero -2.3381...
gptkbp:hasCompanionFunction gptkb:Airy_function_Bi(x)
gptkbp:hasZeros real and negative
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Airy function Ai(x)
gptkbp:integration (1/π) ∫₀^∞ cos((t³/3) + x t) dt
gptkbp:minimumPressure at x ≈ -1.0188
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Biddell_Airy
gptkbp:orthogonalWithRespectTo certain weight functions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bessel_functions
gptkbp:seriesExpansion Σ_{n=0}^∞ (3^{-2n} x^{3n})/(n! Γ(n + 2/3))
gptkbp:solvedBy y'' - x y = 0
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:optics
gptkb:Stokes_phenomenon
quantum mechanics
diffraction theory
gptkbp:valueAtZero 1/(3^{2/3} Γ(2/3))
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Airy_differential_equation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6