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| 2D histograms | 20.12 Two dimensional histograms |
| 2D random direction vector | 18.22 The Spherical Distribution (2D & 3D) |
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| 3-j symbols | 7.8 Coupling Coefficients |
| 3D random direction vector | 18.22 The Spherical Distribution (2D & 3D) |
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| 6-j symbols | 7.8 Coupling Coefficients |
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| 9-j symbols | 7.8 Coupling Coefficients |
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| A | | |
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| acceleration of series | 28. Series Acceleration |
| acosh | 4.3 Elementary Functions |
| Adaptive step-size control, differential equations | 24.3 Adaptive Step-size Control |
| Ai(x) | 7.4 Airy Functions and Derivatives |
| Airy functions | 7.4 Airy Functions and Derivatives |
| Akima splines | 25.3 Interpolation Types |
| aliasing of arrays | 2.11 Aliasing of arrays |
| alternative optimized functions | 2.8 Alternative optimized functions |
| AMAX, Level-1 BLAS | 11.1.1 Level 1 |
| angular reduction | 7.30.5 Restriction Functions |
| ANSI C, use of | 2. Using the library |
| Apell symbol, see Pochammer symbol | 7.19 Gamma Function |
| argument of complex number | 5.2 Properties of complex numbers |
| arithmetic exceptions | 37.2 Setting up your IEEE environment |
| asinh | 4.3 Elementary Functions |
| astronomical constants | 36.2 Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| ASUM, Level-1 BLAS | 11.1.1 Level 1 |
| atanh | 4.3 Elementary Functions |
| atomic physics, constants | 36.3 Atomic and Nuclear Physics |
| autoconf, using with GSL | 2.5 Inline functions |
| AXPY, Level-1 BLAS | 11.1.1 Level 1 |
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| Bader and Deuflhard, Bulirsch-Stoer method. | 24.2 Stepping Functions |
| Bernoulli trial, random variates | 18.28 The Bernoulli Distribution |
| Bessel functions | 7.5 Bessel Functions |
| Bessel Functions, Fractional Order | 7.5.9 Regular Bessel Function - Fractional Order |
| best-fit parameters, covariance | 35.8 Computing the covariance matrix of best fit parameters |
| Beta distribution random variates | 18.19 The Beta Distribution |
| Beta function | 7.19 Gamma Function |
| Beta function, incomplete normalized | 7.19 Gamma Function |
| Bi(x) | 7.4 Airy Functions and Derivatives |
| bias, IEEE format | 37.1 Representation of floating point numbers |
| bidiagonalization of real matrices | 12.8 Bidiagonalization |
| binning data | 20. Histograms |
| Binomial random variates | 18.29 The Binomial Distribution |
| bisection algorithm for finding roots | 30.8 Root Bracketing Algorithms |
| BLAS | 11. BLAS Support |
| blocks | 8. Vectors and Matrices |
| breakpoints | A.1 Using gdb |
| brent's method for finding minima | 31.7 Minimization Algorithms |
| brent's method for finding roots | 30.8 Root Bracketing Algorithms |
| Broyden algorithm for multidimensional roots | 32.7 Algorithms without Derivatives |
| BSD random number generator | 16.9 Unix random number generators |
| BSD random number generator, rand | 16.9 Unix random number generators |
| Bulirsch-Stoer method | 24.2 Stepping Functions |
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| C extensions, compatible use of | 2. Using the library |
| C++, compatibility | 2.10 Compatibility with C++ |
| Carlson forms of Elliptic integrals | 7.13.2 Definition of Carlson Forms |
| Cash-Karp, Runge-Kutta method | 24.2 Stepping Functions |
| Cauchy random variates | 18.7 The Cauchy Distribution |
| CBLAS | 11. BLAS Support |
| CBLAS, Low-level interface | D. GSL CBLAS Library |
| Chebyshev series | 27. Chebyshev Approximations |
| Checkergcc | 8.3.2 Accessing vector elements |
| checking permutation for validity | 9.4 Permutation properties |
| Chi-squared random variates | 18.16 The Chi-squared Distribution |
| Cholesky decomposition | 12.5 Cholesky Decomposition |
| Clausen functions | 7.6 Clausen Functions |
| Clenshaw-Curtis quadrature | 15.1 Introduction |
| CMRG, combined multiple recursive random number generator | 16.8 Random number generator algorithms |
| code reuse in applications | 2.12 Code Reuse |
| combinatorial factor C(m,n) | 7.19 Gamma Function |
| combinatorial optimization | 23. Simulated Annealing |
| combinatorial searches | 23. Simulated Annealing |
| comparison functions, definition | 10.1 Sorting objects |
| compatibility | 2. Using the library |
| compiling programs, include paths | 2.2 Compiling and Linking |
| compiling programs, library paths | 2.2 Compiling and Linking |
| complementary incomplete Gamma function | 7.19 Gamma Function |
| complex arithmetic | 5.3 Complex arithmetic operators |
| complex cosine function, special functions | 7.30.2 Trigonometric Functions for Complex Arguments |
| Complex Gamma function | 7.19 Gamma Function |
| complex hermitian matrix, eigensystem | 13.2 Complex Hermitian Matrices |
| complex log sine function, special functions | 7.30.2 Trigonometric Functions for Complex Arguments |
| complex numbers | 5. Complex Numbers |
| complex sinc function, special functions | 7.30.1 Circular Trigonometric Functions |
| complex sine function, special functions | 7.30.2 Trigonometric Functions for Complex Arguments |
| confluent hypergeometric function | 7.22 Laguerre Functions |
| confluent hypergeometric functions | 7.21 Hypergeometric Functions |
| conical functions | 7.24 Legendre Functions and Spherical Harmonics |
| conjugate of complex number | 5.3 Complex arithmetic operators |
| constants, fundamental | 36.1 Fundamental Constants |
| constants, mathematical -- defined as macros | 4.1 Mathematical Constants |
| constants, physical | 36. Physical Constants |
| contacting the GSL developers | 1.6 Further Information |
| convergence, accelerating a series | 28. Series Acceleration |
| conversion of units | 36. Physical Constants |
| cooling schedule | 23.1 Simulated Annealing algorithm |
| COPY, Level-1 BLAS | 11.1.1 Level 1 |
| cosine function, special functions | 7.30.1 Circular Trigonometric Functions |
| cosine of complex number | 5.5 Complex Trigonometric Functions |
| cost function | 23. Simulated Annealing |
| Coulomb wave functions | 7.7 Coulomb Functions |
| coupling coefficients | 7.8 Coupling Coefficients |
| covariance of best-fit parameters | 35.8 Computing the covariance matrix of best fit parameters |
| covariance, of two datasets | 19.5 Covariance |
| CRAY random number generator, RANF | 16.11 Other random number generators |
| cubic equation, solving | 6.3 Cubic equations |
| cubic splines | 25.3 Interpolation Types |
| Cylindrical Bessel Functions | 7.5.1 Regular Cylindrical Bessel Functions |
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