KnowraAiry functionLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Airy function, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 3Compared with 1Analytic continuationBroader topic: Its entire solutions show continuation across every finite point of the complex plane.Fabry–Pérot interferometerBroader topic: It gives the characteristic peak-and-trough transmission profile.Bessel functionCompared with: Near large-order turning points, Bessel functions can be approximated by Airy functions.WKB approximationBroader topic: Airy functions provide a uniform local approximation where WKB breaks down.