Concept information
Preferred term
Airy function
Definition(s)
- In the physical sciences, the Airy function (or Airy function of the first kind) Ai(x) is a special function named after the British astronomer George Biddell Airy (1801–1892). The function Ai(x) and the related function Bi(x), are linearly independent solutions to the differential equation y''-xy = 0 known as the Airy equation or the Stokes equation. This is the simplest second-order linear differential equation with a turning point (a point where the character of the solutions changes from oscillatory to exponential). (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airy_function)
Broader concept(s)
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-T94FP295-W
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