Special functions and q-series are currently very active areas of research which overlap with many other areas of mathematics, such as representation theory, classical and quantum groups, affine Lie algebras, number theory, harmonic analysis, and mathematical physics. This book presents the state-of-the-art of the subject and its applications.

This is a collection of selected papers written by Frank W J Olver from 1949 to 1999. It contains his most important contributions to the fields of asymptotic analysis and numerical analysis, including the global existence of uniform asymptotic expansions for solution of ordinary differential equations and construction of error bounds. It is a valuable collection for anyone who works in, or uses, asymptotics, and should be on the shelves of all major libraries.