modified Bessel function of the second kind

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Macdonald_function
gptkbp:definedIn solution to the modified Bessel's differential equation
gptkbp:domain complex numbers
real numbers
gptkbp:hasAsymptoticForm decays exponentially for large arguments
gptkbp:hasSeriesExpansion yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label modified Bessel function of the second kind
gptkbp:integration Kν(x) = ∫₀^∞ exp(-x cosh t) cosh(ν t) dt
gptkbp:isEvenFunctionOfOrder Kν(x) = K-ν(x)
gptkbp:isRealValuedFor real positive arguments
gptkbp:isSingularAt x = 0 for ν ≠ 0
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
gptkbp:order ν (nu)
gptkbp:recurrence Kν-1(x) - Kν+1(x) = 2ν/x Kν(x)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:modified_Bessel_function_of_the_first_kind
gptkbp:satisfies Kν(x) = K-ν(x)
gptkbp:symbol Kν(x)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
engineering
mathematical physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bessel_K
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7