Faddeeva function (FFT based)

Faddeeva function, aka plasma dispersion function
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W = FADDEEVA(Z) is the Faddeeva function, aka the plasma dispersion function, for each element of Z. The Faddeeva function is defined as:

w(z) = exp(-z^2) erfc(-jz)

where erfc(x) is the complex complementary error function.

This code is a modified version of the code listed in:

J.A.C. Weideman, "Computation of the Complex Error Function," SIAM J. Numerical Analysis, pp. 1497-1518, No. 5, Vol. 31, Oct., 1994 Available Online: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2158232

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Kesh Ikuma (2026). Faddeeva function (FFT based) (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/22207-faddeeva-function-fft-based), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2008b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.2.0.0

* Fixed the two bugs reported by Ulf Carlberg on 19 Feb 09
* Updated the help text to include Ulf's visualization code as an example

1.0.0.0