Toward a Revised NBS Handbook of Mathematical Functions
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A modernized and updated revision of Abramowitz and Stegun, Handbook of Mathematical Functions, first published in 1964 by the National Bureau of Standards, is being planned for publication on the World Wide Web. The authoritative status of the original will be preserved by enlisting the aid of qualified mathematicians and scientists. The practical emphasis on formulas, graphs and numerical evaluation will be extended by providing an interactive capability to permit generation of tables and graphs on demand. This report provides background information and early status of the project. • This paper was presented at the SIAM Annual Meeting at Stanford University on July 14, 1997, in the Minisymposium on Handbooks for Special Functions and the World Wide Web. The Minisymposium was sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Orthogonal Polynomials and Special Functions. • Comments on any aspect of a revised Handbook of Mathematical Functions will be gratefully received. Further information and an e-mail address for providing comments is available at http://dlmf.nist.gov/.
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