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A Special Functions Handbook for the Digital Age

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Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert, Charles W. Clark, Daniel W. Lozier, Frank W. Olver

Abstract

The NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF) is a reference work providing information on the properties of the special functions of applied mathematics. It is a successor to the highly successful NBS Handbook of Mathematical Functions (Abramowitz and Stegun, eds., 1964). The DLMF is distributed as both a freely available online resource and as a traditional printed handbook. Here we describe the project's origin and how it was carried out. We also contrast the DLMF's technical content with that of Abramowitz & Stegun, and describe some of its innovative online features.
Citation
Notices of the American Mathematical Society
Volume
58
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

special functions, applied mathematics, mathematical physics, digital libraries, mathematical knowledge management
Mathematics and statistics

Citation

Boisvert, R. , Clark, C. , Lozier, D. and Olver, F. (2011), A Special Functions Handbook for the Digital Age, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=906771 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created August 1, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017
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