Abstract :
A theorem is formulated and substantiated numerically, stating that if λm, n(v) is the n th zero of the generalized Laguerre polynomial Lm(v)(X) (x and λm, n(v) - real, positive, v =0,1,2,..., m =0,1,2,..., n =1,2,3...) and L(c, n) (c =1,2,3,...) is a positive real number, defined by means of the relation: L(c, n) =k_→-∞lim K_(c, n, k_) = k_→-∞lim M_(c, n, k_) in which K_(c, n, k_) = |k_|ζ(c)k_, n, M_(c, n, k_) = |a_|ζ(c)k_, n, and ζ(c)k_, n is the n th positive purely imaginary zero in x of the Kummer confluent hypergeometric function Φ(a_, c; x) with a_= c/2-jk_ - complex, x =jz, z - real, positive and k_ - real, negative, (c, n - fixed), in case v =c -1 and m is large, it holds: λm, n(v) ≈L(c, n). The result obtained is used to develop a simple approximate method for computation of the differential phase shift, provided by the azimuthally magnetized circular ferrite waveguide for the normal TE01 mode.