Stationary phase approximation

In mathematics, the stationary phase approximation is a basic principle of asymptotic analysis, applying to functions given by integration against a rapidly-varying complex exponential.

This method originates from the 19th century, and is due to George Gabriel Stokes and Lord Kelvin.[1] It is closely related to Laplace's method and the method of steepest descent, but Laplace's contribution precedes the others.

  1. ^ Courant, Richard; Hilbert, David (1953), Methods of mathematical physics, vol. 1 (2nd revised ed.), New York: Interscience Publishers, p. 474, OCLC 505700

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