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Heun functions versus elliptic functions

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We present some recent progresses on Heun functions, gathering results from classical analysis up to elliptic functions. We describe Picard's generalization of Floquet's theory for differential equations with doubly periodic coefficients and give the detailed forms of the level one Heun functions in terms of Jacobi theta functions. The finite-gap solutions give an interesting alternative integral representation which, at level one, is shown to be equivalent to their elliptic form.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0512006,
  title  = {Heun functions versus elliptic functions},
  author = {Galliano Valent},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0512006},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Communication at the International Conference on Difference Equations, Special Functions and Applications, Munich, 25-30 july 2005, latex 2e, 20 pages