{"title":"Numerical Review of Mathieu Function Programs for Integer Orders and Real Parameters","authors":"Ho-Chul Shin","doi":"10.1137/23m1572726","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"SIAM Review, Volume 67, Issue 4, Page 661-733, December 2025. <br/> Abstract.The Mathieu function is a special function satisfying the Mathieu differential equation. Since its inception in 1868, numerous algorithms and programs have been published to calculate it, and so it is about time to review the performance of available software. First, the fundamentals of Mathieu functions are summarized such as definition, normalization, nomenclature, and methods of solution. Then, we review several programs for Mathieu functions of integer orders with real parameters and compare the results numerically by running individual software; in addition, Bessel function routines are also compared. Finally, a straightforward algorithm is recommended with codes written in MATLAB and GNU Octave.","PeriodicalId":49525,"journal":{"name":"SIAM Review","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"SIAM Review","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1137/23m1572726","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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SIAM Review, Volume 67, Issue 4, Page 661-733, December 2025. Abstract.The Mathieu function is a special function satisfying the Mathieu differential equation. Since its inception in 1868, numerous algorithms and programs have been published to calculate it, and so it is about time to review the performance of available software. First, the fundamentals of Mathieu functions are summarized such as definition, normalization, nomenclature, and methods of solution. Then, we review several programs for Mathieu functions of integer orders with real parameters and compare the results numerically by running individual software; in addition, Bessel function routines are also compared. Finally, a straightforward algorithm is recommended with codes written in MATLAB and GNU Octave.
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