AiryAi Method (x)

Computes the Airy function of the first kind.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static double AiryAi(
	double x
)

Public Shared Function AiryAi ( _
	x As Double _
) As Double

public:
static double AiryAi(
	double x
)

static member AiryAi : 
        x:float -> float

Parameters

Return Value

The value Ai(x).

Remarks

Airy functions are solutions to the Airy differential equation:

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

For negative arguments, Ai(x) is oscilatory. For positive arguments, it decreases exponentially with increasing x.