Jacobi elliptic functions
E182748
Jacobi elliptic functions are a family of doubly periodic complex functions that generalize trigonometric functions and play a central role in the theory of elliptic integrals and many areas of mathematical physics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacobi elliptic functions canonical | 5 |
| Jacobi's elliptic functions treatise | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elliptic functions
ⓘ
family of special functions ⓘ |
| appearIn |
solutions of the Korteweg–De Vries equation
ⓘ
solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation ⓘ solutions of the sine-Gordon equation ⓘ |
| are | doubly periodic in the complex plane ⓘ |
| coreSubset | sn, cn, dn ⓘ |
| dependOn |
complex variable
ⓘ
elliptic modulus ⓘ parameter m ⓘ |
| field |
algebraic geometry
ⓘ
complex analysis ⓘ differential equations ⓘ elliptic function theory ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ |
| generalizes | trigonometric functions ⓘ |
| hasMember |
cd(z,m)
ⓘ
cn(z,m) ⓘ cs(z,m) ⓘ dc(z,m) ⓘ dn(z,m) ⓘ ds(z,m) ⓘ nc(z,m) ⓘ nd(z,m) ⓘ ns(z,m) ⓘ sc(z,m) ⓘ sd(z,m) ⓘ sn(z,m) ⓘ |
| haveLimit |
hyperbolic functions as m → 1
ⓘ
trigonometric functions as m → 0 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi ⓘ |
| periodicity | real and imaginary fundamental periods ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Weierstrass elliptic functions
ⓘ
elliptic integrals ⓘ theta functions ⓘ |
| satisfy |
addition theorems
ⓘ
algebraic relations ⓘ nonlinear differential equations ⓘ |
| timeOfIntroduction | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
classical mechanics
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general relativity ⓘ integrable systems ⓘ nonlinear wave equations ⓘ pendulum equation ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ soliton theory ⓘ theory of elliptic curves ⓘ theory of elliptic integrals ⓘ |
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Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
subject surface form:
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
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Jacobi's elliptic functions treatise