28 Mathieu Functions and Hill’s EquationMathieu Functions of Noninteger Order

§28.16 Asymptotic Expansions for Large q

Let s=2⁢m+1, m=0,1,2,…, and ν be fixed with m<ν<m+1. Then as h(=q)→+∞

28.16.1 λν⁡(h2)∼−2⁢h2+2⁢s⁢h−18⁢(s2+1)−127⁢h⁢(s3+3⁢s)−1212⁢h2⁢(5⁢s4+34⁢s2+9)−1217⁢h3⁢(33⁢s5+410⁢s3+405⁢s)−1220⁢h4⁢(63⁢s6+1260⁢s4+2943⁢s2+486)−1225⁢h5⁢(527⁢s7+15617⁢s5+69001⁢s3+41607⁢s)+⋯.

For graphical interpretation, see Figures 28.13.1 and 28.13.2.

See also §28.8(iv).