NIST digital library of mathematical functions
NIST digital library of mathematical functions
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1022915830921
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发表时间：
2003-05-01
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1.2
通讯作者：
Lozier, DW
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作者：
Lozier, DW
美国国家标准与技术研究所正在准备一个数学函数数字图书馆（DLMF），为广大读者提供有关特殊函数的有用数据。最初的产品将是一本出版的手册和配套网站，两者都定于2003年完成。来自世界各地的50多名数学家、物理学家和计算机科学家参与了这项工作。所涵盖的数据包括数学公式、图表、参考文献、计算方法和软件链接。该网站的特色包括三维交互式图形和方程搜索能力。目前使用的信息技术工具必然是现在广泛使用的工具，尽管更好的工具正在积极开发中。例如，LaTeX文件被用作手册和网址的共同来源。这是印刷数学表达的首选技术，但它不太适合方程搜索，例如，或输入计算机代数系统。这些和其他问题，以及一些部分成功的解决方法，在本文和米勒和优素福的配套文件中进行了讨论。
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is preparing a Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF) to provide useful data about special functions for a wide audience. The initial products will be a published handbook and companion Web site, both scheduled for completion in 2003. More than 50 mathematicians, physicists and computer scientists from around the world are participating in the work. The data to be covered include mathematical formulas, graphs, references, methods of computation, and links to software. Special features of the Web site include 3D interactive graphics and an equation search capability. The information technology tools that are being used are, of necessity, ones that are widely available now, even though better tools are in active development. For example, LaTeX files are being used as the common source for both the handbook and the Web site. This is the technology of choice for presentation of mathematics in print but it is not well suited to equation search, for example, or for input to computer algebra systems. These and other problems, and some partially successful work-arounds, are discussed in this paper and in the companion paper by Miller and Youssef.