Bessel function

noun

Mathematics.

one of several transcendental functions, usually represented as power series, that are solutions to a group of related differential equations.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bessel function¹

First recorded in 1870–75; named after F. W. Bessel

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From this treatment, the theoretical correlation function iswhere J1 is the Bessel function of the first kind and is the wavenumber of an outgoing atom in the final state.

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Bessel Bessel method

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