Rational Chebyshev approximations for Fermi-Dirac integrals of orders $-1/2$, $1/2$ and $3/2$
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- by W. J. Cody and Henry C. Thacher, Jr. PDF
- Math. Comp. 21 (1967), 30-40 Request permission
Corrigendum: Math. Comp. 21 (1967), 525.
Abstract:
Rational Chebyshev approximations are given for the complete Fermi-Dirac integrals of orders $- \frac {1} {2}$$\frac {1} {2}$ and $\frac {3} {2}$. Maximal relative errors vary with the function and interval considered, but generally range down to ${10^{ - 9}}$ or less.References
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- © Copyright 1967 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 21 (1967), 30-40
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-67-99899-7