Logarithm and Related Functions

Information on the properties of the Logarithm function can be found in Abramowitz & Stegun, Chapter 4. The functions described in this section are declared in the header file `gsl_sf_log.h'.

Function: double gsl_sf_log (double x)

Function: int gsl_sf_log_e (double x, gsl_sf_result * result)

These routines compute the logarithm of x, @math{\log(x)}, for @math{x > 0}.

Function: double gsl_sf_log_abs (double x)

Function: int gsl_sf_log_abs_e (double x, gsl_sf_result * result)

These routines compute the logarithm of the magnitude of x, @math{\log(|x|)}, for @math{x \ne 0}.

Function: int gsl_sf_complex_log_e (double zr, double zi, gsl_sf_result * lnr, gsl_sf_result * theta)

This routine computes the complex logarithm of @math{z = z_r + i z_i}. The results are returned as lnr, theta such that @math{\exp(lnr + i \theta) = z_r + i z_i}, where @math{\theta} lies in the range @math{[-\pi,\pi]}.

Function: double gsl_sf_log_1plusx (double x)

Function: int gsl_sf_log_1plusx_e (double x, gsl_sf_result * result)

These routines compute @math{\log(1 + x)} for @math{x > -1} using an algorithm that is accurate for small @math{x}.

Function: double gsl_sf_log_1plusx_mx (double x)

Function: int gsl_sf_log_1plusx_mx_e (double x, gsl_sf_result * result)

These routines compute @math{\log(1 + x) - x} for @math{x > -1} using an algorithm that is accurate for small @math{x}.