§10.4 Connection Formulas

Notes:: See Olver (1997b, pp. 56, 238–239, 242–243) and Watson (1944, pp. 74–75).
Keywords:: Bessel functions, Hankel functions
Referenced by:: §10.74(i)
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Other solutions of (10.2.1) include $\mathop{J_{{-\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ , $\mathop{Y_{{-\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ , $\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{-\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ , and $\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{-\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ .

10.4.1

$\mathop{J_{{-n}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=(-1)^{n}\mathop{J_{{n}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right),$

$\mathop{Y_{{-n}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=(-1)^{n}\mathop{Y_{{n}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right),$

Symbols:: $\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the first kind, $\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the second kind, $n$ : integer and $z$ : complex variable
A&S Ref:: 9.1.5
Referenced by:: §10.7(i), §10.8, §10.8
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10.4.2

$\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{-n}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=(-1)^{n}\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{n}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right),$

$\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{-n}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=(-1)^{n}\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{n}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right).$

Symbols:: $\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $n$ : integer and $z$ : complex variable
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10.4.3

$\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)+i\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right),$

$\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)-i\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right),$

10.4.4

$\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=\frac{1}{2}\left(\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)+\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)\right),$

$\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=\frac{1}{2i}\left(\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)-\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)\right).$

Symbols:: $\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the first kind, $\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the second kind, $\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $z$ : complex variable and $\nu$ : complex parameter
Referenced by:: §10.17(i), §10.17(iv), §10.27, §10.41(v)
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10.4.5 $\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits(\nu\pi)\left(\mathop{Y_{{-\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)-\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)\mathop{\cos\/}\nolimits(\nu\pi)\right).$

Symbols:: $\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the first kind, $\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the second kind, $\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits z$ : cosecant function, $\mathop{\cos\/}\nolimits z$ : cosine function, $z$ : complex variable and $\nu$ : complex parameter
Referenced by:: §10.4
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10.4.6

$\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{-\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=e^{{\nu\pi i}}\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right),$

$\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{-\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=e^{{-\nu\pi i}}\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right).$

Symbols:: $\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $e$ : base of exponential function, $z$ : complex variable and $\nu$ : complex parameter
A&S Ref:: 9.1.6
Referenced by:: §10.47(ii), §10.7(i)
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10.4.7 $\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=i\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits(\nu\pi)\left(e^{{-\nu\pi i}}\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)-\mathop{J_{{-\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)\right)=\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits(\nu\pi)\left(\mathop{Y_{{-\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)-e^{{-\nu\pi i}}\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)\right),$

Symbols:: $\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the first kind, $\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the second kind, $\mathop{{H^{{(1)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits z$ : cosecant function, $e$ : base of exponential function, $z$ : complex variable and $\nu$ : complex parameter
Referenced by:: §10.4, §10.8
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10.4.8 $\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)=i\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits(\nu\pi)\left(\mathop{J_{{-\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)-e^{{\nu\pi i}}\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)\right)=\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits(\nu\pi)\left(\mathop{Y_{{-\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)-e^{{\nu\pi i}}\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)\right).$

Symbols:: $\mathop{J_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the first kind, $\mathop{Y_{{\nu}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the second kind, $\mathop{{H^{{(2)}}_{{\nu}}}\/}\nolimits\!\left(z\right)$ : Bessel function of the third kind (or Hankel function), $\mathop{\csc\/}\nolimits z$ : cosecant function, $e$ : base of exponential function, $z$ : complex variable and $\nu$ : complex parameter
Referenced by:: §10.4, §10.8
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In (10.4.5), (10.4.7), and (10.4.8) limiting values are taken when $\nu=n$ ; compare (10.2.3) and (10.2.4).