Computes the Airy function of the second kind.

Namespace:  Meta.Numerics.Functions
Assembly:  Meta.Numerics (in Meta.Numerics.dll) Version: 1.4.0.0 (1.4.0.0)

Syntax

         
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public static double AiryBi(
	double x
)
Public Shared Function AiryBi ( _
	x As Double _
) As Double
public:
static double AiryBi(
	double x
)

Parameters

x
Double
The argument.

Return Value

The value Bi(x).

Remarks

The Airy functions appear in quantum mechanics in the semiclassical WKB solution to the wave functions in a potential.

For negative arguments, Bi(x) is oscilatory. For positive arguments, it increases exponentially with increasing x.

While the notation Bi(x) was chosen simply as a natural complement to Ai(x), it has influenced the common nomenclature for this function, which is now often called the "Bairy function".

See Also