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The Solutions of Mathieu's Differential Equation: Representation by Contour Integrals, and Asymptotic Expansions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

John Dougall
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It is an obvious remark that the Mathieu functions, being the harmonic functions of the elliptic cylinder, must be closely related to the Bessel functions, the harmonic functions of the circular cylinder. Reference has been made to some aspects of this relationship in two earlier communications, to which the present paper may be regarded as a sequel.

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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 44 , February 1925 , pp. 57 - 71
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1925

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page 57 note * The Solution of Mathieu's Differential Equation, Proc. Edin. Math. Soc., Vol. XXXIV (1915–1916);Google Scholar

The Solutions of Mathieu's Differential Equation, and their Asymptotic Expansions, Proc. Edin. Math. Soc., Vol. XLI (1922–1923)Google Scholar.

These papers will be referred to as I and II; and 1(1), e.g., will be used for “Equation (1) of Paper I.”

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page 59 note * Cf. Whittaker and Watson, Modern Analysis, Chap. XII, §§12. 22, 12. 43.

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page 66 note * It is easy to show from (12) that the integrals of e−ot F(t) over the two infinite paths, which were added to fig. 3 to give fig. 4, exist. Cf. Modern Analysis, § 5. 32

page 69 note * Cf. e.g. Forsyth, A. R., Theory of Differential Equations, Part III, Vol. IV, §§ 101–107Google Scholar.