AIRY Function

Returns the value of the Airy function.

Category: Mathematical

Syntax

AIRY(x)

Required Argument

x

specifies a numeric constant, variable, or expression.

Details

The AIRY function returns the value of the Airy function. (See a list of References.) It is the solution of the differential equation
w ( 2 ) - x w = 0
with the conditions
w ( 0 ) = 1 3 2 3 Γ ( 2 3 )
and
w ( 0 ) = - 1 3 1 3 Γ ( 1 3 )

Example

The following SAS statements produce these results.
SAS Statements
Results
x=airy(2.0);
0.0349241304
x=airy(-2.0);
0.2274074282