Bessel function

English

Etymology

For Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician.

Noun

Bessel function (plural Bessel functions)

1. (mathematics) Any of a class of functions that are solutions to a particular form of differential equation (a Bessel equation) and are typically used to describe waves in a cylindrically symmetric system.

Synonyms

• cylinder function

Hypernyms

• function

Hyponyms

• modified Bessel function
• Riccati-Bessel function
• spherical Bessel function

Related terms

• Bessel function of the first kind
• Bessel function of the second kind

Translations

Translations

• German: Besselfunktion f
• Polish: funkcja Bessela f
• Turkish: Bessel funksyonu