scholarly journals Summation of a Schlömilch type series

Author(s):  
A. A. Asatryan

The ability to accurately and efficiently characterize multiple scattering of waves of different nature attracts substantial interest in physics. The advent of photonic crystals has created additional impetus in this direction. An efficient approach in the study of multiple scattering originates from the Rayleigh method, which often requires the summation of conditionally converging series. Here summation formulae have been derived for conditionally convergent Schlömilch type series ∑ s = − ∞ ∞ Z n ( | s D − x | ) × e − i n arg ⁡ ( s D − x )   e i s D sin ⁡ θ 0 , where Z n ( z ) stands for any of the following cylindrical functions of integer order: Bessel functions J n ( z ), Neumann functions Y n ( z ) or Hankel functions of the first kind H n ( 1 ) ( z ) = J n ( z ) + i Y n ( z ) . These series arise in two-dimensional scattering problems on diffraction gratings with multiple inclusions per unit cell. It is shown that the Schlömilch series involving Hankel functions or Neumann functions can be expressed as an absolutely converging series of elementary functions and a finite sum of Lerch transcendent functions, while the Schlömilch series of Bessel functions can be transformed into a finite sum of elementary functions. The closed-form expressions for the Coates's integrals of integer order have also been found. The derived equations have been verified numerically and their accuracy and efficiency has been demonstrated.

New expansions are obtained for the functions Iv{yz), ) and their derivatives in terms of elementary functions, and for the functions J v(vz), Yv{vz), H fvz) and their derivatives in terms of Airy functions, which are uniformly valid with respect to z when | | is large. New series for the zeros and associated values are derived by reversion and used to determine the distribution of the zeros of functions of large order in the z-plane. Particular attention is paid to the complex zeros of 7„(z) and the Hankel functions when the order n is an integer or half an odd integer, and for this purpose some new asymptotic expansions of the Airy functions are derived. Tables are given of complex zeros of Airy functions and other quantities which facilitate the rapid calculation of the smaller complex zeros of 7„(z), 7'(z), and the Hankel functions and their derivatives, when 2 n is an integer, to an accuracy of three or four significant figures.


2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (08) ◽  
pp. 1311-1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. HANSRAJ ◽  
S. D. MAHARAJ

We present solutions to the Einstein–Maxwell system of equations in spherically symmetric gravitational fields for static interior space–times with a specified form of the electric field intensity. The condition of pressure isotropy yields three category of solutions. The first category is expressible in terms of elementary functions and does not have an uncharged limit. The second category is given in terms of Bessel functions of half-integer order. These charged solutions satisfy a barotropic equation of state and contain Finch–Skea uncharged stars. The third category is obtained in terms of modified Bessel functions of half-integer order and does not have an uncharged limit. The physical features of the charged analogue of the Finch–Skea stars are studied in detail. In particular, the condition of causality is satisfied and the speed of sound does not exceed the speed of light. The physical analysis indicates that this analogue is a realistic model for static charged relativistic perfect fluid spheres.


2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Coatléven ◽  
P. Joly

AbstractThis work concerns multiple-scattering problems for time-harmonic equations in a reference generic media. We consider scatterers that can be sources, obstacles or compact perturbations of the reference media. Our aim is to restrict the computational domain to small compact domains containing the scatterers. We use Robin-to-Robin (RtR) operators (in the most general case) to express boundary conditions for the interior problem. We show that one can always factorize the RtR map using only operators defined using single-scatterer problems. This factorization is based on a decomposition of the diffracted field, on the whole domain where it is defined. Assuming that there exists a good method for solving single-scatterer problems, it then gives a convenient way to compute RtR maps for a random number of scatterers.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 869-892
Author(s):  
Emre Alkan

Using integral representations with carefully chosen rational functions as integrands, we find new families of transcendental numbers that are not U-numbers, according to Mahler's classification, represented by a series whose terms involve rising factorials and reciprocals of binomial coefficients analogous to Apéry type series. Explicit descriptions of these numbers are given as linear combinations with coefficients lying in a suitable real algebraic extension of rational numbers using elementary functions evaluated at arguments belonging to the same field. In this way, concrete examples of transcendental numbers which can be expressed as combinations of classical mathematical constants such as π and Baker periods are given together with upper bounds on their wn measures.


2005 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 1488-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Geuzaine ◽  
O. Bruno ◽  
F. Reitich

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