Deriving Bessel Function Equation with Basic Relation

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Homework Statement


Known formula:[tex]J_0(k\sqrt{\rho^2+\rho'^2-\rho\rho'\cos\phi})=\sum e^{im\phi}J_m(k\rho)J_m(k\rho')[/tex]
I can't derive to next equation which is [tex]e^{ik\rho\cos\phi}=\sum i^me^{im\phi}J_m(k\rho)[/tex]

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Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot!


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The formula for the first bessel function won't help. I believe this can be proven by looking at the expansion of [tex]e^{ik\rho sin(\phi)}[/tex] in terms of bessel functions.
 
You can use the basic Bessel relation, i.e;

let [tex]k\rho=x[/tex]

[tex]e^{(x/2)(t-1/t)}=\sum J_n(x) t^n[/tex]

then make the transformation [tex]t=e^{i\alpha}[/tex] st. [tex]\alpha=\theta+\pi/2[/tex]

and then substitute them all in the Bessel relation, then you can obtain the given result.