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36 .TH Y0 3 2014-01-18 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
38 y0, y0f, y0l, y1, y1f, y1l, yn, ynf, ynl \-
39 Bessel functions of the second kind
44 .BI "double y0(double " x );
46 .BI "double y1(double " x );
48 .BI "double yn(int " n ", double " x );
50 .BI "float y0f(float " x );
52 .BI "float y1f(float " x );
54 .BI "float ynf(int " n ", float " x );
56 .BI "long double y0l(long double " x );
58 .BI "long double y1l(long double " x );
60 .BI "long double ynl(int " n ", long double " x );
66 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
67 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
75 _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE
85 _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE\ >=\ 600
86 .\" Also seems to work: -std=c99 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE
95 functions return Bessel functions of
97 of the second kind of orders 0 and 1, respectively.
101 returns the Bessel function of
103 of the second kind of order
115 functions are versions that take and return
123 functions are versions that take and return
127 On success, these functions return the appropriate
128 Bessel value of the second kind for
133 is a NaN, a NaN is returned.
138 a domain error occurs,
139 and the functions return
145 (POSIX.1-2001 also allows a NaN return for this case.)
151 and the functions return
158 If the result underflows,
159 a range error occurs,
160 and the functions return 0.0
162 If the result overflows,
163 a range error occurs,
164 and the functions return
170 (POSIX.1-2001 also allows a 0.0 return for this case.)
174 for information on how to determine whether an error has occurred
175 when calling these functions.
177 The following errors can occur:
179 Domain error: \fIx\fP is negative
183 An invalid floating-point exception
187 Pole error: \fIx\fP is 0.0
188 .\" Before POSIX.1-2001 TC2, this was (inconsistently) specified
189 .\" as a range error.
192 .\" FIXME . y0(0.0) gives EDOM
197 exception is returned by
200 .\" Bug raised: http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6808
202 Range error: result underflow
203 .\" e.g., y0(1e33) on glibc 2.8/x86-32
207 .\" An underflow floating-point exception
208 .\" .RB ( FE_UNDERFLOW )
210 .\" FIXME . Is it intentional that these functions do not use FE_*?
211 .\" Bug raised: http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6806
214 exception is returned by
218 Range error: result overflow
219 .\" e.g., yn(10, 1e-40) on glibc 2.8/x86-32
224 is not set for this case.
225 .\" FIXME . Is it intentional that errno is not set?
226 .\" Bug raised: http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6808
227 An overflow floating-point exception
231 The functions returning
233 conform to SVr4, 4.3BSD,
235 The others are nonstandard functions that also exist on the BSDs.
237 On a pole error, these functions set
243 as POSIX.1-2004 requires.
245 .\" Bug raised: http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6807
247 In glibc version 2.3.2 and earlier,
248 .\" FIXME . Actually, 2.3.2 is the earliest test result I have; so yet
249 .\" to confirm if this error occurs only in 2.3.2.
250 these functions do not raise an invalid floating-point exception
252 when a domain error occurs.