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# scipy.special.mathieu_sem

scipy.special.mathieu_sem(m, q, x, out=None) = <ufunc 'mathieu_sem'>

  Odd Mathieu function and its derivative

  Returns the odd Mathieu function, se_m(x, q), of order m and parameter q evaluated at x (given in degrees). Also returns the derivative with respect to x of se_m(x, q).

  Parameters:
    marray_like

      Order of the function

    qarray_like

      Parameter of the function

    xarray_like

      Argument of the function, given in degrees, not radians.

    outtuple of ndarray, optional

      Optional output arrays for the function results

  Returns:
    yscalar or ndarray

      Value of the function

    ypscalar or ndarray

      Value of the derivative vs x

  See also

  `mathieu_a`, `mathieu_b`, `mathieu_cem`

  Notes

  Odd Mathieu functions are the solutions to Mathieu’s differential equation

  \[\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + (b_m - 2q \cos(2x))y = 0\]

  for which the characteristic number \(b_m\) (calculated with `mathieu_b`) results in an odd, periodic solution \(y(x)\) with period 180 degrees (for even \(m\)) or 360 degrees (for odd \(m\)).

  References

  [1]

  ‘Mathieu function’. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathieu_function

  Examples

  Plot odd Mathieu functions of orders `2` and `4`.

      >>> import numpy as np
      >>> from scipy import special
      >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
      >>> m = np.asarray([2, 4])
      >>> q = 50
      >>> x = np.linspace(-180, 180, 300)[:, np.newaxis]
      >>> y, _ = special.mathieu_sem(m, q, x)
      >>> plt.plot(x, y)
      >>> plt.xlabel('x (degrees)')
      >>> plt.ylabel('y')
      >>> plt.legend(('m = 2', 'm = 4'))

  Because the orders `2` and `4` are even, the period of each function is 180 degrees.