AiryAi [z]
gives the Airy function TemplateBox[{z}, AiryAi].
AiryAi
AiryAi [z]
gives the Airy function TemplateBox[{z}, AiryAi].
Details
- Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
- The Airy function TemplateBox[{z}, AiryAi] is a solution to the differential equation .
- TemplateBox[{z}, AiryAi] tends to zero as .
- AiryAi [z] is an entire function of z with no branch cut discontinuities.
- For certain special arguments, AiryAi automatically evaluates to exact values.
- AiryAi can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
- AiryAi automatically threads over lists.
- AiryAi can be used with Interval and CenteredInterval objects. »
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (5)
Evaluate numerically:
Plot over a subset of the reals:
Plot over a subset of the complexes:
Series expansion at the origin:
Series expansion at Infinity :
Scope (42)
Numerical Evaluation (5)
Evaluate numerically to high precision:
The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
Evaluate for complex arguments:
Evaluate AiryAi efficiently at high precision:
Compute worst-case guaranteed intervals using Interval and CenteredInterval objects:
Or compute average-case statistical intervals using Around :
Compute the elementwise values of an array:
Or compute the matrix AiryAi function using MatrixFunction :
Specific Values (4)
Visualization (2)
Plot the AiryAi function:
Plot the real part of TemplateBox[{z}, AiryAi]:
Plot the imaginary part of TemplateBox[{z}, AiryAi]:
Function Properties (9)
AiryAi is defined for all real and complex values:
Approximate function range of AiryAi :
AiryAi is an analytic function of x:
AiryAi is neither non-increasing nor non-decreasing:
AiryAi is not injective:
AiryAi is not surjective:
AiryAi is neither non-negative nor non-positive:
AiryAi has no singularities or discontinuities:
AiryAi is neither convex nor concave:
Differentiation (3)
First derivative:
Higher derivatives:
Formula for the ^(th) derivative:
Integration (3)
Series Expansions (5)
Integral Transforms (3)
Function Identities and Simplifications (3)
Simplify the expression to AiryAi :
FunctionExpand tries to simplify the argument of AiryAi :
Functional identity:
Function Representations (5)
Integral representation for real argument:
Relationship to Bessel functions:
AiryAi can be represented as a DifferentialRoot :
AiryAi can be represented in terms of MeijerG :
TraditionalForm formatting:
Applications (4)
Solve the Schrödinger equation in a linear potential (e.g. uniform electric field):
Plot the absolute value in the complex plane:
Nested integrals of the square of AiryAi :
Compute the probability density of Map–Airy distribution [MathWorld] in closed form, represented with AiryAi and AiryAiPrime functions:
Find the location of the mode:
Properties & Relations (8)
Use FullSimplify to simplify expressions involving Airy functions:
Compare with the output of Wronskian :
FunctionExpand tries to simplify the argument of AiryAi :
Solve the Airy differential equation:
Find a numerical root:
Compare with built-in function AiryAiZero :
Integral:
Verify the anti-derivative:
Integral transforms:
AiryAi can be represented as a DifferentialRoot :
Possible Issues (5)
Machine-precision input is insufficient to get a correct answer:
Use arbitrary-precision evaluation instead:
A larger setting for $MaxExtraPrecision can be needed:
Machine-number inputs can give high‐precision results:
Simplifications sometimes hold only in parts of the complex plane:
Parentheses are required when inputting in the traditional form:
Neat Examples (1)
Play a vibrato sound made from a linear combination of AiryAi functions:
See Also
Tech Notes
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History
Introduced in 1988 (1.0) | Updated in 2021 (13.0) ▪ 2022 (13.1)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), AiryAi, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AiryAi.html (updated 2022).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "AiryAi." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AiryAi.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). AiryAi. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AiryAi.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_airyai, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AiryAi}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AiryAi.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_airyai, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AiryAi}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AiryAi.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}