28 Mathieu Functions and Hill’s EquationModified Mathieu Functions

§28.25 Asymptotic Expansions for Large ℜ⁡z

For fixed h(≠0) and fixed ν,

28.25.1 Mν(3,4)⁡(z,h)∼e±i⁢(2⁢h⁢cosh⁡z−(12⁢ν+14)⁢π)(π⁢h⁢(cosh⁡z+1))12⁢∑m=0∞Dm±(∓4⁢i⁢h⁢(cosh⁡z+1))m,

where the coefficients are given by

28.25.2 D−1± =0,
D0± =1,

and

28.25.3 (m+1)⁢Dm+1±+((m+12)2±(m+14)⁢8⁢i⁢h+2⁢h2−a)⁢Dm±±(m−12)⁢(8⁢i⁢h⁢m)⁢Dm−1±=0,
m≥0.

The upper signs correspond to Mν(3)⁡(z,h) and the lower signs to Mν(4)⁡(z,h). The expansion (28.25.1) is valid for Mν(3)⁡(z,h) when

28.25.4 ℜ⁡z→+∞,
−π+δ≤ph⁡h+ℑ⁡z≤2⁢π−δ,

and for Mν(4)⁡(z,h) when

28.25.5 ℜ⁡z→+∞,
−2⁢π+δ≤ph⁡h+ℑ⁡z≤π−δ,

where δ again denotes an arbitrary small positive constant.

For proofs and generalizations see Meixner and Schäfke (1954, §2.63).