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Questions related to Bessel functions.

Questions and problems related to cylindrical harmonics or Bessel functions, normally taken to satisfy the differential equation $$ x^2 y'' + x y' + (x^2-\nu^2)y = 0, \tag{1} $$ (Bessel's equation) or its modification $$ x^2 y'' + x y' + (x^2+\nu^2)y = 0. \tag{2} $$ The solutions to (1) are called $J_{\nu}$ and $Y_{\nu}$; those to (2) are called $I_{\nu}$ and $K_{\nu}$. Special complex combinations of $J_{\nu}$ and $Y_{\nu}$ are also called Hankel functions, $$ H_{\nu}^{(1)} = J_{\nu} + i Y_{\nu}, \qquad H_{\nu}^{(2)} = J_{\nu} - i Y_{\nu}. $$

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Wronskian relation of modified Bessel functions

How to show that, $$ I_{\nu}(x) K^{'}_{\nu}(x) - I^{'}_{\nu}(x) K_{\nu}(x) = -\frac{1}{x} $$ where, $I_{\nu}$ and $K_{\nu}$ are modified Bessel functions of first and second kind, respectively. Edit: I did some work and brought the left hand side of…
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analytic result of an integral

I am working on a physics project and I encounter an integral that I need to get analytic results about. Otherwise I will have to numerically compute the second integral, which significantly increases the amount of computer work. Here is the…
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Asymptotic expansion of modified bessel function of imaginary order

I'm interested in calculating the assymptotic form of $K_{i a x}(b x) $ as $x \to \infty$. I looked here (http://dlmf.nist.gov/10.45) but the limits there are taken with the order being fixed (10.45.5) and in my case both the order and the argument…
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Are there any product-to-sum rules for Bessel functions?

Here is a simple example of an expression I'd like to transform from a product of Bessel functions to a sum of a preferably finite number of Bessel functions: $$J_0(u)J_1(v)$$ Since there are product-to-sum rules for cosine and sine, and since $J_0$…
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About Bessel^3 integral

Consider the damped wave equation in 2 dimensions $$u_{tt}+b(x,y)u_{t}=u_{xx}+u_{yy}$$ where $b(x)$ is not necessarily constant. One way to try to understand it is to go to polar coordinates, assume that there is no angular dependence and write the…
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Bessel integral

I am having hard time solving this integral: $\int_0 ^\infty J_n(bx)dx,$ where $J_n(x)$ is the $n$-th order Bessel function of the first kind. $\textbf{My attempt:}$ We know the Bessel integral:…
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A calculation with Bessel functions

I'm reading "Introduction to Quantum Effects in Gravity - Mukhanov, Winitzki" and despite treating purely physical subjects, I'm stuck with a mathematical calculation that I suspect involve some properties of Bessel or Gamma functions that I don't…
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Ratios of modified Bessel functions with different second arguments

With regards to the first modified Bessel function $I_\nu(x)$, much appears to be known about ratios with differing first arguments, i.e. ratios of the form $I_{\nu + 1}(x) / I_\nu(x)$ have certain asymptotic expansions and representations in terms…
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Bounds of Hankel/Bessel function

Is it possible to prove that when $p > z$, the Bessel functions satisfy $$ \vert H_p(z) \vert \leq 2|Y_p(z)|. $$ or even stronger $$ \vert J_p(z) \vert \leq |Y_p(z)|. $$ I saw some author used this in paper without any references or proof.
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Help with: $x^2=2\sum_{i=1}\frac {(ξ_{0i}^2-4)}{ξ_{0i}^2J_1(ξ_{0i})}J_0(ξ_{0i}x)$

I want to show this equality involving the Bessel function $$x^2=2\sum_{i=1}\frac {(ξ_{0i}^2-4)}{ξ_{0i}^2J_1(ξ_{0i})}J_0(ξ_{0i}x), 0\leq x< 1$$ if $ξ_{0i}$ are the roots of the equation $J_0(x)=0$. What I have done: $f(x)=x^2,…
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Change of variables in the integral definition of Bessel function

I am trying to understand Chapter 1 of "Advances in IMaging and Electron Pysics and came across the following derivations: The 2D Fourier transform of a radially symmetric function ($f(r,\theta)=f(r))$ is given by$$F(\rho, \psi) = \int_{0}^{\infty}…
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Hankel versus modified Bessel integrations on polar plane

I have two functions of the radius $r$ in the polar plane $(r,\theta)$ as $$ f_{1}(kr)=H_{n}^{(1)}[kr]$$ $$ f_{2}(\gamma r)=K_{n}[\gamma r]$$ where the former is the Hankel function of the first kind, and the latter is the modified Bessel function…
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Integral involving the modified Bessel function of the second kind K_0

The following integral $$ \int_0^{+\infty} K_0(\alpha\sqrt{x^2+z^2})\, dx, \alpha>0, $$ can be computed according to Gradshteyn-Ryzhik 6.596 (3) taking $\nu=0$ and $\mu=-1/2$. Its value is $\frac{\pi}{2\sqrt{\alpha}} e^{-\alpha|z|}$. My question is:…
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Infinite integrals involving derivatives of the spherical Bessel function

I need to integrate \begin{equation}\tag{1} \int dk\, k^2 j_\ell''(kr)j_\ell''(kr') \end{equation} Using $$ j_\ell''(z)=\frac{1}{z^2}\bigg\{\big[\ell^2-\ell-z^2\big]\cdot j_\ell(z)+2z\cdot j_{\ell+1}(z)\bigg\} $$ I can rewrite the integral and split…
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Question on infinite sum of Bessel Functions

I came across the following expression involving the product of Bessel functions $\frac{t^2}{(t^2-v^2)^2}(tJ_1(t)J_2(v)-vJ_2(t)J_1(v))^2$ I was wondering if there was a way to express it as an infinte sum involving the product of just two Bessel…