modified Bessel function of the first kind

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:I-Bessel_function
gptkbp:appearsIn solutions to Laplace's equation in cylindrical coordinates
solutions to diffusion equations
gptkbp:application gptkb:probability_theory
gptkb:signal_processing
engineering
heat conduction
mathematical physics
wave propagation
gptkbp:asymptoticBehavior I_n(x) ~ \\frac{e^x}{\\sqrt{2\\pi x}} as x \\to \\infty
gptkbp:domain complex numbers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label modified Bessel function of the first kind
gptkbp:integration I_n(x) = \\frac{1}{\\pi} \\int_0^\\pi e^{x \\cos \\theta} \\cos(n\\theta) d\\theta
gptkbp:isEntireFunction true
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Friedrich_Bessel
gptkbp:order n
gptkbp:orthogonality not orthogonal
gptkbp:parameter x
gptkbp:realArgument x > 0
gptkbp:recurrence I_{n-1}(x) - I_{n+1}(x) = \\frac{2n}{x} I_n(x)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bessel_function_of_the_first_kind
gptkbp:satisfies gptkb:modified_Bessel_differential_equation
gptkbp:seriesExpansion sum_{k=0}^\\infty \\frac{1}{k!\\,\\Gamma(n+k+1)}\\left(\\frac{x}{2}\\right)^{2k+n}
gptkbp:solvedBy x^2 y'' + x y' - (x^2 + n^2) y = 0
gptkbp:symbol I_n(x)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bessel_K
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7