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since become redundant but it contains a wealth of material. It was very
 
since become redundant but it contains a wealth of material. It was very
 
important for establishing the notation for Bessel functions etc.
 
important for establishing the notation for Bessel functions etc.
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There have been a number of additions.
  
The  [http://www.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/intro.htm: 10th edition] (1972) is available online (as a scan of the book).
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The  [http://www.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/ 10th edition] (1972) is available online (as a scan of the book).
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== See also ==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handbook_of_Mathematical_Functions Handbook of Mathematical Functions]
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Latest revision as of 05:33, 28 April 2009

M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Dover, 1046 pp. 1964.

A very important book, containing a number of chapters written by various authors. Most of the book is devoted to numerical tables which have long since become redundant but it contains a wealth of material. It was very important for establishing the notation for Bessel functions etc. There have been a number of additions.

The 10th edition (1972) is available online (as a scan of the book).

See also