Some relations between Bessel functions of third order and confluent hypergeometric functions

1941 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Shastri
Author(s):  
Even Mehlum ◽  
Jet Wimp

AbstractWe show that the position vector of any 3-space curve lying on a sphere satisfies a third-order linear (vector) differential equation whose coefficients involve a single arbitrary function A(s). By making various identifications of A(s), we are led to nonlinear identities for a number of higher transcendental functions: Bessel functions, Horn functions, generalized hypergeometric functions, etc. These can be considered natural geometrical generalizations of sin2t + cos2t = 1. We conclude with some applications to the theory of splines.


1952 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
D. Martin

In this note we derive some integrals involving confluent hypergeometric functions and analogous to Lommel's integrals for Bessel functions. Although the method of derivation is straightforward, the integrals do not seem to be mentioned in the literature.


A theory of confluent hypergeometric functions is developed, based upon the methods described in the first three papers (I, II and III) of this series for replacing the divergent parts of asymptotic expansions by easily calculable series involving one or other of the four ‘ basic converging factors ’ which were investigated and tabulated in I. This theory is then illustrated by application to the special cases of exponential-type integrals, parabolic cylinder functions, modified Bessel functions, and ordinary Bessel functions.


2003 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 199-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. DUNSTER

Uniform asymptotic approximations are obtained for the Whittaker's confluent hypergeometric functions Mκ, iμ(z) and Wκ, iμ(z), where κ, μ and z are real. Three cases are considered, and when taken together, result in approximations which are valid for κ → ∞ uniformly for 0 ≤ μ < ∞, 0 < z < ∞, and also for μ → ∞ uniformly for 0 ≤ κ < ∞, 0 < z < ∞. The results are obtained by an application of general asymptotic theories for differential equations either having a coalescing turning point and double pole with complex exponent, or a fixed simple turning point. The resulting approximations achieve a uniform reduction of free variables from three to two, and involve either modified Bessel functions or Airy functions. Explicit error bounds are available for all the approximations.


1956 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. MacRobert

The basic formula to be proved iswhere p≧q + 1, z ≠0; | amp z | < π, R(n)>0, r = 1, 2,…,p. For other values of pand qthe result holds if the integral converges. From this formula some results, involving Bessel functions and Confluent Hypergeometric functions, will be deduced.


1959 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-193
Author(s):  
F. B. Malik

A method has been developed to calculate the scattering of slow electrons. This method along with the wellknown methods of HULTHÈN and KOHN are applied to calculate p-wave scattering in the normal hydrogen field. The new method avoids the ambiguity of HULTHEN'S quadratic equation and gives almost the same result. The interrelation of the three methods is studied and a proposal is being made how one can simultaneously satisfy the conditions L=∫ψ(H-E) ψ dτ=0, ∂, a k=—〈Rl⎜U⎟jl+〉 appearing in the three methods. The whole theoretical discussion can without difficulties be extended to the modified COULOMB potential, only the regular and singular spherical BESSEL functions are to be substituted by the regular and singular confluent hypergeometric functions of the COULOMB type respectively. The phase shifts and the wave functions calculated without exchange agree well with the numerically solved results of CHANDRASEKHAR and BREEN. The results including exchange terms agree reasonably well with the results of the numerical integration of the HARTREE-FOCK equation, which has been carried out here by E. TREFFTZ.


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