Table 1
Computation of the leading descending differences, λ0 = 550 mμ.
λ in mμ | Vλ | Δ1Vλ | Δ2Vλ | Δ3Vλ |
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540 | 0.954 | +0.041 | −0.041 | −0.002 |
550 | .995 | .000 | −.043 | |
560 | .995 | −.043 | | |
570 | .952 | | | |
Table 2
Computation of the leading ascending differences, λ0 = 550 mμ.
λ in mμ | Vλ | ∇1Vλ | ∇2Vλ | ∇3Vλ |
---|
570 | 0.952 | +0.043 | −0.043 | +0.002 |
560 | .995 | .000 | −.041 | |
550 | .995 | −.041 | | |
540 | .954 | | | |
Table 3
Coefficients, K1, K2 and K3, for interpolation to tenths by the third-difference, oscillatory, interpolation formula: Vλ = Vλ0−10+K1Δ1Vλ0−10+K2Δ2Vλ0−10+K3Δ3Vλ0−10
λ-λ0 | K1 | K2 | K3 |
---|
1 | +1.1 | +0.055 | −0.0045 |
2 | +1.2 | +.120 | −.0160 |
3 | +1.3 | +.195 | −.0315 |
4 | +1.4 | +.280 | −.0480 |
5 | +1.5 | +.375 | −.0625 |
6 | +1.6 | +.480 | −.0720 |
7 | +1.7 | +.595 | −.0735 |
8 | +1.8 | +.720 | −.0640 |
9 | +1.9 | +.855 | −.0405 |
Table 4
Example of interpolation of visibility function by the third-difference, oscidatory formula, descending differences; check by ascending differences. For λ0=550 mμ we may write from Table 1: Vλ=0.954+0.041K1−0.041K2−0.002K3. The coefficients, K1, K2 and K3, may be found in Table 3.
λ in mμ | +0.041 K1 | −0.041 K2 | −0.002 K3 | Vλ |
---|
551 | +0.045100 | −0.002255 | +0.000009 | 0.996854 |
552 | +.049200 | −.004920 | +.000032 | .998312 |
553 | +.053300 | −.007995 | +.000063 | .999368 |
554 | +.057400 | −.011480 | +.000096 | 1.000016 |
555 | +.061500 | −.015375 | +.000125 | 1.000250 |
556 | +.065600 | −.019680 | +.000144 | 1.000064 |
557 | +.069700 | −.024395 | +.000147 | .999452 |
558 | +.073800 | −.029520 | +.000128 | .998408 |
559 | +.077900 | −.035055 | +.000081 | .996926 |
Check by ascending differences: From Table 2 we write:
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The coefficients, K1′, K2′ and K3′, may be found in Table 3 by reading the values of the coefficients, K1, K2 and K3, for 10−λ+λ0. |
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λ in mμ | +0.043 K1′ | −0.043 K2′ | +0.002 K3′ | Vλ |
---|
551 | +0.081700 | −0.036765 | −0.000081 | 0.996854 |
552 | +.077400 | −.030960 | −.000128 | .998312 |
553 | +.073100 | −.025585 | −.000147 | .999368 |
554 | +.068800 | −.020640 | −.000144 | 1.000016 |
555 | +.064500 | −.016125 | −.000125 | 1.000250 |
556 | +.060200 | −.012040 | −.000096 | 1.000064 |
557 | +.055900 | −.008385 | −.000063 | .999452 |
558 | +.051600 | −.005160 | −.000032 | .998408 |
559 | +.047300 | −.002365 | −.000009 | .996926 |
Table 5
The standard visibility function extended to values for every millimicron by third-difference oscillatory interpolation.
λ in mμ | Vλ |
---|
380 | 0.00004 |
1 | .000045 |
2 | .000049 |
3 | .000054 |
4 | .000059 |
5 | .000064 |
6 | .000071 |
7 | .000080 |
8 | .000090 |
9 | .000104 |
390 | .00012 |
1 | .000138 |
2 | .000155 |
3 | 0.000173 |
4 | .000193 |
5 | .000215 |
6 | .000241 |
7 | .000272 |
8 | .000308 |
9 | .000350 |
400 | .0004 |
1 | .00045 |
2 | .00049 |
3 | .00054 |
4 | .00059 |
5 | .00064 |
6 | 0.00071 |
7 | .00080 |
8 | .00090 |
9 | .00104 |
410 | .0012 |
1 | .00138 |
2 | .00156 |
3 | .00174 |
4 | .00195 |
5 | .00218 |
6 | .00244 |
7 | .00274 |
8 | .00310 |
9 | .00352 |
420 | 0.0040 |
1 | .00455 |
2 | .00515 |
3 | .00581 |
4 | .00651 |
5 | .00726 |
6 | .00806 |
7 | .00889 |
8 | .00976 |
9 | .01066 |
430 | .0116 |
1 | .01257 |
2 | .01358 |
3 | 0.01463 |
4 | .01571 |
5 | .01684 |
6 | .01800 |
7 | .01920 |
8 | .02043 |
9 | .02170 |
440 | .023 |
1 | .0243 |
2 | .0257 |
3 | .0270 |
4 | .0284 |
5 | .0298 |
6 | .0313 |
7 | .0329 |
8 | .0345 |
9 | .0362 |
450 | .038 |
1 | .0399 |
2 | .0418 |
3 | .0438 |
4 | .0459 |
5 | .0480 |
6 | .0502 |
7 | .0525 |
8 | .0549 |
9 | .0574 |
460 | .060 |
1 | .0627 |
2 | .0654 |
3 | .0681 |
4 | .0709 |
5 | .0739 |
6 | .0769 |
7 | .0802 |
8 | .0836 |
9 | .0872 |
470 | .091 |
1 | .0950 |
2 | .0992 |
3 | .1035 |
4 | .1080 |
5 | 0.1126 |
6 | .1175 |
7 | .1225 |
8 | .1278 |
9 | .1333 |
480 | .139 |
1 | .1448 |
2 | .1507 |
3 | .1567 |
4 | .1629 |
5 | .1693 |
6 | .1761 |
7 | .1833 |
8 | .1909 |
9 | .1991 |
490 | .208 |
1 | .2173 |
2 | .2270 |
3 | .2371 |
4 | .2476 |
5 | .2586 |
6 | .2701 |
7 | .2823 |
8 | .2951 |
9 | .3087 |
500 | .323 |
1 | .3382 |
2 | .3544 |
3 | .3714 |
4 | .3890 |
5 | .4073 |
6 | .4259 |
7 | .4450 |
8 | .4642 |
9 | .4836 |
510 | .503 |
1 | .5229 |
2 | .5436 |
3 | .5648 |
4 | .5865 |
5 | .6082 |
6 | .6299 |
7 | 0.6511 |
8 | .6717 |
9 | .6914 |
520 | .710 |
1 | .7277 |
2 | .7449 |
3 | .7615 |
4 | .7776 |
5 | .7932 |
6 | .8082 |
7 | .8225 |
8 | .8363 |
9 | .8495 |
530 | .862 |
1 | .8739 |
2 | .8851 |
3 | .8956 |
4 | .9056 |
5 | .9149 |
6 | .9238 |
7 | .9320 |
8 | .9398 |
9 | .9471 |
540 | .954 |
1 | .9604 |
2 | .9661 |
3 | .9713 |
4 | .9760 |
5 | .9803 |
6 | .9840 |
7 | .9873 |
8 | .9902 |
9 | .9928 |
550 | .995 |
1 | .9969 |
2 | .9983 |
3 | .9994 |
4 | 1.0000 |
5 | 1.0002 |
6 | 1.0001 |
7 | .9995 |
8 | .9984 |
9 | .9969 |
560 | 0.995 |
1 | .9926 |
2 | .9898 |
3 | .9865 |
4 | .9828 |
5 | .9786 |
6 | .9741 |
7 | .9691 |
8 | .9638 |
9 | .9581 |
570 | .952 |
1 | .9455 |
2 | .9386 |
3 | .9312 |
4 | .9235 |
5 | .9154 |
6 | .9069 |
7 | .8981 |
8 | .8890 |
9 | .8796 |
580 | .870 |
1 | .8600 |
2 | .8496 |
3 | .8388 |
4 | .8277 |
5 | .8163 |
6 | .8046 |
7 | .7928 |
8 | .7809 |
9 | .7690 |
590 | .757 |
1 | .7449 |
2 | .7327 |
3 | .7202 |
4 | .7076 |
5 | .6949 |
6 | .6822 |
7 | .6694 |
8 | .6565 |
9 | .6437 |
600 | .631 |
1 | .6182 |
2 | 0.6054 |
3 | .5926 |
4 | .5797 |
5 | .5668 |
6 | .5539 |
7 | .5410 |
8 | .5282 |
9 | .5156 |
610 | .503 |
1 | .4905 |
2 | .4781 |
3 | .4658 |
4 | .4535 |
5 | .4412 |
6 | .4291 |
7 | .4170 |
8 | .4049 |
9 | .3929 |
620 | .381 |
1 | .3690 |
2 | .3570 |
3 | .3449 |
4 | .3329 |
5 | .3210 |
6 | .3092 |
7 | .2977 |
8 | .2864 |
9 | .2755 |
630 | .265 |
1 | .2548 |
2 | .2450 |
3 | .2354 |
4 | .2261 |
5 | .2170 |
6 | .2082 |
7 | .1996 |
8 | .1912 |
9 | .1830 |
640 | .175 |
1 | .1672 |
2 | .1596 |
3 | .1523 |
4 | 0.1452 |
5 | .1382 |
6 | .1316 |
7 | .1251 |
8 | .1188 |
9 | .1128 |
650 | .107 |
1 | .1014 |
2 | .0961 |
3 | .0910 |
4 | .0862 |
5 | .0816 |
6 | .0771 |
7 | .0729 |
8 | .0688 |
9 | .0648 |
660 | .061 |
1 | .0574 |
2 | .0539 |
3 | .0506 |
4 | .0475 |
5 | .0446 |
6 | .0418 |
7 | .0391 |
8 | .0366 |
9 | .0343 |
670 | .032 |
1 | .0299 |
2 | .0280 |
3 | .0263 |
4 | .0247 |
5 | .0232 |
6 | .0219 |
7 | .0206 |
8 | .0194 |
9 | .0182 |
680 | .017 |
1 | .01585 |
2 | .01477 |
3 | .01376 |
4 | .01281 |
5 | .01192 |
6 | 0.01108 |
7 | .01030 |
8 | .00956 |
9 | .00886 |
690 | .0082 |
1 | .00759 |
2 | .00705 |
3 | .00656 |
4 | .00612 |
5 | .00572 |
6 | .00536 |
7 | .00503 |
8 | .00471 |
9 | .00440 |
700 | .0041 |
1 | .00381 |
2 | .00355 |
3 | .00332 |
4 | .00310 |
5 | .00291 |
6 | .00273 |
7 | .00256 |
8 | .00241 |
9 | .00225 |
710 | .0021 |
1 | .001954 |
2 | .001821 |
3 | .001699 |
4 | .001587 |
5 | .001483 |
6 | .001387 |
7 | .001297 |
8 | .001212 |
9 | .001130 |
720 | .00105 |
1 | .000975 |
2 | .000907 |
3 | .000845 |
4 | .000788 |
5 | .000736 |
6 | .000688 |
7 | .000644 |
8 | 0.000601 |
9 | .000560 |
730 | .00052 |
1 | .000482 |
2 | .000447 |
3 | .000415 |
4 | .000387 |
5 | .000360 |
6 | .000335 |
7 | .000313 |
8 | .000291 |
9 | .000270 |
740 | .00025 |
1 | .000231 |
2 | .000214 |
3 | .000198 |
4 | .000185 |
5 | .000172 |
6 | .000160 |
7 | .000149 |
8 | .000139 |
9 | .000130 |
750 | .00012 |
1 | .000111 |
2 | .000103 |
3 | .000096 |
4 | .000090 |
5 | .000084 |
6 | .000078 |
7 | .000074 |
8 | .000069 |
9 | .000064 |
760 | .00006 |
1 | .000056 |
2 | .000052 |
3 | .000048 |
4 | .000045 |
5 | .000042 |
6 | .000039 |
7 | .000037 |
8 | .000035 |
9 | .000032 |
770 | .00003 |