In mathematics, the Anger function, introduced by , is a function defined as
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and is closely related to
Bessel function
Bessel functions, first defined by the mathematician Daniel Bernoulli and then generalized by Friedrich Bessel, are canonical solutions of Bessel's differential equation
x^2 \frac + x \frac + \left(x^2 - \alpha^2 \right)y = 0
for an arbitrary ...
s.
The Weber function (also known as
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–Weber function), introduced by , is a closely related function defined by
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and is closely related to
Bessel function
Bessel functions, first defined by the mathematician Daniel Bernoulli and then generalized by Friedrich Bessel, are canonical solutions of Bessel's differential equation
x^2 \frac + x \frac + \left(x^2 - \alpha^2 \right)y = 0
for an arbitrary ...
s of the second kind.
Relation between Weber and Anger functions
The Anger and Weber functions are related by
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so in particular if ν is not an integer they can be expressed as linear combinations of each other. If ν is an integer then Anger functions J
ν are the same as Bessel functions ''J''
ν, and Weber functions can be expressed as finite linear combinations of
Struve function
In mathematics, the Struve functions , are solutions of the non-homogeneous Bessel's differential equation:
: x^2 \frac + x \frac + \left (x^2 - \alpha^2 \right )y = \frac
introduced by . The complex number α is the order of the Struve functi ...
s.
Power series expansion
The Anger function has the power series expansion
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While the Weber function has the power series expansion
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Differential equations
The Anger and Weber functions are solutions of inhomogeneous forms of Bessel's equation
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More precisely, the Anger functions satisfy the equation[
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and the Weber functions satisfy the equation][
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Recurrence relations
The Anger function satisfies this inhomogeneous form of recurrence relation
In mathematics, a recurrence relation is an equation according to which the nth term of a sequence of numbers is equal to some combination of the previous terms. Often, only k previous terms of the sequence appear in the equation, for a paramete ...
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While the Weber function satisfies this inhomogeneous form of ]recurrence relation
In mathematics, a recurrence relation is an equation according to which the nth term of a sequence of numbers is equal to some combination of the previous terms. Often, only k previous terms of the sequence appear in the equation, for a paramete ...
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Delay differential equations
The Anger and Weber functions satisfy these homogeneous forms of delay differential equation
In mathematics, delay differential equations (DDEs) are a type of differential equation in which the derivative of the unknown function at a certain time is given in terms of the values of the function at previous times.
DDEs are also called tim ...
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The Anger and Weber functions also satisfy these inhomogeneous forms of ]delay differential equation
In mathematics, delay differential equations (DDEs) are a type of differential equation in which the derivative of the unknown function at a certain time is given in terms of the values of the function at previous times.
DDEs are also called tim ...
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References
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*C.T. Anger, Neueste Schr. d. Naturf. d. Ges. i. Danzig, 5 (1855) pp. 1–29
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*G.N. Watson
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, "A treatise on the theory of Bessel functions", 1–2, Cambridge Univ. Press (1952)
*H.F. Weber, Zurich Vierteljahresschrift, 24 (1879) pp. 33–76
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