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on the planet! Everyone who loves science is here! Error Function Jan 22, 2010 #1 Bachelier How do we prove that error function table the error function erf(x) and the Fresnal integral are odd functions? Bachelier, Jan 22, 2010 Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories on Phys.org •Game over? Computer beats human champ in ancient inverse error function Chinese game •Simplifying solar cells with a new mix of materials •Imaged 'jets' reveal cerium's post-shock inner strength Jan 22, 2010 #2 Dick Science Advisor Homework Helper Bachelier said: ↑ How do we prove that the error function erf(x) and the Fresnal integral are odd functions? By using the definition of each one. They are all integrals of some even function from 0 to x. Isn't that always odd?
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Dick, Jan 22, 2010 Jan 22, 2010 #3 Bachelier OK, let me ask the question is a different way: [tex]{erf}(x)=\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}\int_0^x e^{-t^2} dt[/tex] How do I prove that? [tex]{erf}(-x) = - {erf}(x)[/tex] Last edited: Jan 22, 2010 Bachelier, Jan 22, 2010 Jan 22, 2010 #4 Dick Science Advisor Homework Helper Ok, let me pose the solution in a different way. f(t) is even, like e^(-t^2), i.e. f(-t)=f(t). Let F(x)=integral f(t)*dt from 0 to x. Do a change of variable from t to u=(-t). What happens? Don't you get F(x)=(-F(-x))? Isn't that odd? Dick, Jan 22, 2010 Jan 22, 2010 #5 Bachelier Thanks Dick. After deep thought, I think I got it now. I was missing one piece of information. I didn't know that the integral of an even function on 0 to infinity is an odd function. I am going to explain my understanding below and please correct me if I am wrong, thanks in advance. :) [tex]\int_0^x f(t) dt = F(x) - F(0)[/tex] Based on the fundamental theorem of calculus. F(0) = 0 so we have now: [tex]\int_0^x f(t) dt = F(x)[/tex] [tex]\int_0^x f(t) dt = -(-F(x))[/tex] [tex]\int_0^x f(t) dt =-(F(-x))[/tex] [tex]F(-x) = - \int_0^x f(t) dt [/tex] What do you think chief?
that occurs in probability, statistics, and partial differential equations describing diffusion. It is defined as:[1][2] erf ( x ) = 1 π ∫ − x x e − t 2 d t = 2 π ∫ 0 error function excel x e − t 2 d t . {\displaystyle {\begin − 6\operatorname − 5 error function python (x)&={\frac − 4{\sqrt {\pi }}}\int _{-x}^ − 3e^{-t^ − 2}\,\mathrm − 1 t\\&={\frac − 0{\sqrt {\pi }}}\int _ 9^ 8e^{-t^
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7}\,\mathrm 6 t.\end 5}} The complementary error function, denoted erfc, is defined as erfc ( x ) = 1 − erf ( x ) = 2 π ∫ x ∞ e https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/error-function.371829/ − t 2 d t = e − x 2 erfcx ( x ) , {\displaystyle {\begin 2\operatorname 1 (x)&=1-\operatorname 0 (x)\\&={\frac Φ 9{\sqrt {\pi }}}\int _ Φ 8^{\infty }e^{-t^ Φ 7}\,\mathrm Φ 6 t\\&=e^{-x^ Φ 5}\operatorname Φ 4 (x),\end Φ 3}} which also defines erfcx, the scaled complementary error function[3] (which can be used instead of erfc to avoid arithmetic underflow[3][4]). Another form of erfc ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_function x ) {\displaystyle \operatorname 2 (x)} for non-negative x {\displaystyle x} is known as Craig's formula:[5] erfc ( x | x ≥ 0 ) = 2 π ∫ 0 π / 2 exp ( − x 2 sin 2 θ ) d θ . {\displaystyle \operatorname 0 (x|x\geq 0)={\frac Φ 9{\pi }}\int _ Φ 8^{\pi /2}\exp \left(-{\frac Φ 7}{\sin ^ Φ 6\theta }}\right)d\theta \,.} The imaginary error function, denoted erfi, is defined as erfi ( x ) = − i erf ( i x ) = 2 π ∫ 0 x e t 2 d t = 2 π e x 2 D ( x ) , {\displaystyle {\begin Φ 0\operatorname − 9 (x)&=-i\operatorname − 8 (ix)\\&={\frac − 7{\sqrt {\pi }}}\int _ − 6^ − 5e^ − 4}\,\mathrm − 3 t\\&={\frac − 2{\sqrt {\pi }}}e^ − 1}D(x),\end − 0}} where D(x) is the Dawson function (which can be used instead of erfi to avoid arithmetic overflow[3]). Despite the name "imaginary error function", erfi ( x ) {\displaystyle \operatorname 8 (x)} is real when x is real. When the error function is evaluated for arbitrary complex arguments z, the resulting complex error function is usually discussed in scaled form as the Faddeeva function: w (
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