[Scipy-svn] r5374 - branches/0.7.x/scipy/special

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Author: jarrod.millman
Date: 2009-01-07 17:55:37 -0600 (Wed, 07 Jan 2009)
New Revision: 5374

Modified:
   branches/0.7.x/scipy/special/orthogonal.py
Log:
Backport updated bibliographical references contributed by Alan Isaac (see r5373)


Modified: branches/0.7.x/scipy/special/orthogonal.py
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--- branches/0.7.x/scipy/special/orthogonal.py	2009-01-07 23:39:27 UTC (rev 5373)
+++ branches/0.7.x/scipy/special/orthogonal.py	2009-01-07 23:55:37 UTC (rev 5374)
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@
 P_0(x) = 1
 P_-1(x) == 0
 
-For a more detailed discussion see Numerical Recipies in C (p. 156) and
-Abramowitz and Stegun (p. 774, 782); while our implementation differs, the
-algorithm and formulas are similar.
+For the mathematical background, see [golub.welsch-1969-mathcomp]_ and
+[abramowitz.stegun-1965]_.
 
 Functions:
 
@@ -56,6 +55,17 @@
   p_roots                -- Legendre
   ps_roots               -- Shifted Legendre
   l_roots                -- Laguerre
+
+
+.. [golub.welsch-1969-mathcomp]
+   Golub, Gene H, and John H Welsch. 1969. Calculation of Gauss
+   Quadrature Rules. *Mathematics of Computation* 23, 221-230+s1--s10.
+
+.. [abramowitz.stegun-1965]
+   Abramowitz, Milton, and Irene A Stegun. (1965) *Handbook of
+   Mathematical Functions: with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical
+   Tables*. Gaithersburg, MD: National Bureau of Standards.
+   http://www.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/
 """
 
 # Scipy imports.