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Unrestricted algorithms for elementary and special functions (1004.3621v1)
Published 21 Apr 2010 in math.NA and cs.NA
Abstract: We describe some "unrestricted" algorithms which are useful for the computation of elementary and special functions when the precision required is not known in advance. Several general classes of algorithms are identified and illustrated by examples. The topics include: power series methods, use of halving identities, asymptotic expansions, continued fractions, recurrence relations, Newton's method, numerical contour integration, and the arithmetic-geometric mean. Most of the algorithms discussed are implemented in the MP package (arXiv:1004.3173).