Mathieu function: Difference between revisions

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==Mathieu sine and cosine==

[[Image:MatheiuCosine.gif|frame|right|Mathieu cosine MC(1,0.2,x), in greenred, and cos(x) for comparison, in redgreen.]]

For fixed a,q, the '''Mathieu cosine''' <math>MC(a,q,\xi)</math> is a function of <math>\xi</math> defined as the unique solution of the Mathieu equation which