Automatic computing methods for special functions
Irene A. Stegun, Ruth Zucker · Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section B Mathematical Sciences · 1970
Some of th e p itfa ll s of automatic co mputatio n are described as well as their possible avoidance.A detail ed desc ripti on is give n of the me thods for co mputin g the error and co mplem e ntary error fun ction.Th e impl e me ntation or th e me thod is given in a double precision ASA FORTRAN program.The test (" drive r") program a nd test res ults are also give n.Ke y words: Ap prox im ati ons; co mpute r prog ra ms; co mputing pitra ll s; co ntinu ed fr ac ti o ns; e rror run cti on; rec urre nce relations; seri es.