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Bessel Functions

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Abstract

The error function is defined by the integral

$$erf(x) = \frac{2}{{\surd \pi }}\int_0^x {{e^{ - {t^2}}}dt} $$

It can be evaluated for given values of x by expanding \({e^{ - {t^2}}}\) into an infinite series and integrating term by term.

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© 1967 L. W. F. Elen

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Elen, L.W.F. (1967). Bessel Functions. In: Differential Equations. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00049-4_1

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