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Zbl 0839.65021
Boyd, W.G.C.
Error bounds for the method of steepest descents. (English)
[J] Proc. R. Soc. Lond., Ser. A 440, No.1910, 493-518 (1993). ISSN 0080-4630

Summary: New error bounds are found for the asymptotic expansions which arise in the method of steepest descents. These bounds are found by exploiting the reformulation of the method of steepest descents given in recent work by {\it M. V. Berry} and {\it C. J. Howls} [Proc. R. Soc. Lond., Ser. A 434, No. 1892, 657-675 (1991; Zbl 0764.30031)]. A major difference between this and previous work is that the global properties of the integrand (and not just those on the path of steepest descent) play an essential role. The bounds are significantly easier to compute than those in the current literature. Applications of the error bounds are given for asymptotic expansions arising from the Pearcey integral, the Airy function, the modified Bessel function, and the integral of the Airy function.

MSC 2000:: *65D20 Computation of special functions
33C10 Cylinder functions, etc.
30E15 Asymptotic representations in the complex domain
41A60 Asymptotic problems in approximation

Keywords: contour integrals; error bounds; asymptotic expansions; method of steepest descents; Pearcey integral; Airy function; modified Bessel function; integral of the Airy function

Citations: Zbl 0764.30031

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