Bateman function

In mathematics, the Bateman function (or k-function) is a special case of the confluent hypergeometric function studied by Harry Bateman(1931).[1][2] Bateman defined it by

Bateman discovered this function, when Theodore von Kármán asked for the solution of the following differential equation which appeared in the theory of turbulence[3]

and Bateman found this function as one of the solutions. Bateman denoted this function as "k" function in honor of Theodore von Kármán.

The Bateman function for is the related to the Confluent hypergeometric function of the second kind as follows

This is not to be confused with another function of the same name which is used in Pharmacokinetics.

  1. ^ Bateman, H. (1931), "The k-function, a particular case of the confluent hypergeometric function", Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 33 (4): 817–831, doi:10.2307/1989510, ISSN 0002-9947, JSTOR 1989510, MR 1501618
  2. ^ "Bateman function", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press, 2001 [1994]
  3. ^ Martin, P. A., & Bateman, H. (2010). from Manchester to Manuscript Project. Mathematics Today, 46, 82-85. http://www.math.ust.hk/~machiang/papers_folder/http___www.ima.org.uk_mathematics_mt_april10_harry_bateman_from_manchester_to_manuscript_project.pdf