Talk:Dawson function

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I found a power series which can be of use on this site. It converges everywhere.

${\displaystyle D_{+}(x)=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }\left({\frac {1}{2}}\right)^{\underline {-n}}(-1)^{n}x^{2n+1}}$

//Tim Olsson

Added reference to the original paper by H. G. Dawson, for whom the function is named. It isn't John Dawson, although that's a good guess. Dstrozzi (talk) 16:34, 10 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

I'd love to see links to topics which use this function.

The figures show D_±, which are the generalized Dawson equations (x → ±x, t → ±t). This should be explained in the text. Firstorderapproximation (talk) 21:30, 5 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Is the imaginary error function the same as the complex error function? If so, this page should use the latter to be consistent witih the Error function page. --Fyedernoggersnodden (talk) 05:06, 3 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

I am a plasma physicist and am not familiar with the Dawson function being named for John Dawson. It is true that plasma kinetic theory involves the so-called "Z function", which is related. Is there any reference establishing the connection to John Dawson? The name 'Dawson function' is used in Abramowitz and Stegun, from circa 1965... --Dstrozzi (talk) 02:37, 20 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Last night, Arthur Rubin removed a link to an web calculator providing useful free services to users of Dawson's integral. Many wikipedia articles on topics that have calculational aspects provide links to web calculators. This was the only calculator link on the article, so the link to that useful service is now gone. Web calcualtors for such relative obscrure functions are rare. Please cite an official policy justiifcation, explain your actions in light of these points, or engage in a conversation as to why you believe this information to be inappropriate. Otherwise I plan to revert the change. Ichbin-dcw (talk) 19:47, 25 May 2010 (UTC)Reply