Bessel function of the first kind

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
gptkbp:application gptkb:signal_processing
heat conduction
electromagnetic waves
wave propagation
vibrations of circular membranes
gptkbp:asymptoticForm J_n(x) ~ sqrt(2/πx) cos(x - nπ/2 - π/4) for large x
gptkbp:category orthogonal functions
cylindrical functions
gptkbp:differential x^2 y'' + x y' + (x^2 - n^2) y = 0
gptkbp:domain complex numbers
real numbers
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
mathematical physics
gptkbp:firstZero positive real number
gptkbp:hasIntegralRepresentation J_n(x) = (1/π) ∫_0^π cos(nτ - x sin τ) dτ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bessel function of the first kind
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Friedrich_Bessel
gptkbp:order n
gptkbp:orthogonal yes
gptkbp:par J_{-n}(x) = (-1)^n J_n(x)
gptkbp:recurrence J_{n-1}(x) - J_{n+1}(x) = 2J'_n(x)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bessel_function_of_the_second_kind
gptkb:Hankel_function
gptkb:Modified_Bessel_function
gptkbp:seriesExpansion J_n(x) = (x/2)^n / Γ(n+1) Σ_{k=0}^∞ [(-1)^k (x^2/4)^k] / [k! Γ(n+k+1)]
gptkbp:solvedBy Bessel's differential equation
gptkbp:symbol J_n(x)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Fourier-Bessel_series
solutions to Helmholtz equation in cylindrical coordinates
solutions to Laplace's equation in cylindrical coordinates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bessel_functions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6