
where the inverse sine has its principal value when
and is
defined by continuity elsewhere. See Figure 22.16.1.
is an infinitely differentiable function of
.
For the Gudermannian function
see §4.23(viii).
With
as in (22.2.1) and
,
If
, then the following four equations
are equivalent:
For
see §19.2(ii).
For
,
Reported 2010-07-08 by Charles Karney
In Equations (22.16.21)–(22.16.23),
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In Equations (22.16.24)–(22.16.26),
.
For
see §19.2(ii).

With
and
as in §19.2(ii) and
,
See Figure 22.16.3. (Sometimes in the literature
is denoted by
.)
satisfies the same quasi-addition formula as the function
, given by (22.16.27). Also,