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Mathieu functions
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Periodic solutions of Mathieu's equation and their characteristic values.


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Plots the first even Mathieu functions ce_m(x, q) and how the characteristic values a_m(q), b_m(q) split away from m^2 as q grows -- the band structure behind the Mathieu stability chart.">

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