Double check the derivation integral representation of Bessel Function

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The discussion revolves around the derivation and properties of the integral representation of Bessel functions, particularly focusing on the equations presented in a referenced article. Participants explore the correctness of specific mathematical expressions and integrals related to Bessel functions and orthogonality properties of sine functions.

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  • One participant questions the treatment of the term involving Bessel functions in the equation, suggesting that the n=0 term is counted twice and proposes a revised summation to correct this.
  • Another participant clarifies that the Kronecker delta, denoted as ##\delta_{mn}##, is defined as 1 when m=n and 0 otherwise, and asserts that the integral of sine functions is zero when m≠n.
  • Some participants provide a derivation using complex exponentials to demonstrate that the integral of sine functions is indeed zero for m≠n, while others challenge the assumptions made about the integrals being real.
  • There is a discussion about the implications of having n=0 in the integrals, with some participants initially confused about the results but later acknowledging that the integral simplifies to zero under certain conditions.
  • A later reply emphasizes that the original question about Bessel functions is fundamentally a series problem, contingent on the property ##J_{-n}(x)=(-1)^n J_n(x)##.

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Participants express differing views on the correctness of the original equations and the implications of the sine function integrals. While some points are clarified, the discussion remains unresolved regarding the initial claims about the Bessel function representation.

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I am reading the article Mirela Vinerean:

http://www.math.kau.se/mirevine/mf2bess.pdf

On page 6, I have a question about
e^{\frac{x}{2}t} e^{-\frac{x}{2}\frac{1}{t}}=\sum^{\infty}_{n=-\infty}J_n(x)e^{jn\theta}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}J_n(x)[e^{jn\theta}+(-1)^ne^{-jn\theta}]

I think there is a mistake at the last term. If you look at n=0, the equation will be:
J_0(x)[e^0+(-1)^0e^{-0}]\;=\;j_0(x)[1+1]\;=\;2J_0(x)
Which is not correct. The problem is n=0 is being repeated in both the n=+ve and n=-ve.

The equation should be:
e^{\frac{x}{2}t} e^{-\frac{x}{2}\frac{1}{t}}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}[J_n(x)e^{jn\theta}]\;+\;\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}[(-1)^ne^{-jn\theta}]

With this, the first term covers the original n=+ve from 0 to ∞. The second term covers the original from -∞ to -1. Now you only have one term contain n=0. Am I correct?

Thanks
 
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Also in the same page right below the equations of the first post:
\int_0^{\pi} \sin n\theta \sin m\theta d\theta\;=\;\frac{\pi}{2}\delta_{mn}

1) What is ##\delta_{mn}##?
2) If m≠n, the result should be zero. But \int_0^{\pi} \sin n\theta \sin m\theta d\theta\;≠0 because the integration is from 0 to ##\pi##, not from -##\pi## to +##\pi##.

Thanks
 
I can't help you with your first post. \delta_{mn} is the Kronecker delta. It is 1 is m=n and 0 if m≠n. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronecker_delta

That integral is zero if m≠n. One to show that is using complex exponentials \int_0^\pi sin(n\theta)sin(m\theta)d\theta = \int_0^\pi \frac{e^{in\theta}-e^{-in\theta}}{2i}\frac{e^{im\theta}-e^{-im\theta}}{2i} d\theta= -\frac{1}{4} \int_0^\pi e^{i(m+n)\theta}-e^{i(m-n)\theta}-e^{i(n-m)\theta}+e^{-i(m+n)\theta}d\theta. Since we know that this integral will be real, we can just consider the real parts of each of the expressions. \mathrm{Re}(e^{ix})=cos(x) so we can write the integral as -\frac{1}{4} \int_0^\pi cos((m+n)\theta)-cos((n-m)\theta)-cos((m-n)\theta)+cos(-(m+n)\theta) d\theta. This is zero since cosine is odd about \pi/2 in sense that cos(\pi/2+x)=-cos(\pi/2-x). Note that you need m≠n. Else, the cos((n-m)\theta) is constantly one and does not integrate to zero.
 
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HS-Scientist said:
I can't help you with your first post. \delta_{mn} is the Kronecker delta. It is 1 is m=n and 0 if m≠n. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronecker_delta

That integral is zero if m≠n. One to show that is using complex exponentials \int_0^\pi sin(n\theta)sin(m\theta)d\theta = \int_0^\pi \frac{e^{in\theta}-e^{-in\theta}}{2i}\frac{e^{im\theta}-e^{-im\theta}}{2i} d\theta= -\frac{1}{4} \int_0^\pi e^{i(m+n)\theta}-e^{i(m-n)\theta}-e^{i(n-m)\theta}+e^{-i(m+n)\theta}d\theta. Since we know that this integral will be real, we can just consider the real parts of each of the expressions. \mathrm{Re}(e^{ix})=cos(x) so we can write the integral as -\frac{1}{4} \int_0^\pi cos((m+n)\theta)-cos((n-m)\theta)-cos((m-n)\theta)+cos(-(m+n)\theta) d\theta. This is zero since cosine is odd about \pi/2 in sense that cos(\pi/2+x)=-cos(\pi/2-x). Note that you need m≠n. Else, the cos((n-m)\theta) is constantly one and does not integrate to zero.

Thanks for the Kronecker delta, I forgot about this one.

I know the cosine part is fine. But if you look at page 6 of the provided link in the first post, the author claimed orthogonality properties with the sine function. That's the part I am challenging.

Thanks
 
yungman said:
Thanks for the Kronecker delta, I forgot about this one.

I know the cosine part is fine. But if you look at page 6 of the provided link in the first post, the author claimed orthogonality properties with the sine function. That's the part I am challenging.

Thanks

I am confused. Didn't I just show that \int_0^\pi sin(mx)sin(nx) dx =0 where m \neq n, which is the orthogonality condition?
 
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HS-Scientist said:
I can't help you with your first post. \delta_{mn} is the Kronecker delta. It is 1 is m=n and 0 if m≠n. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronecker_delta

That integral is zero if m≠n. One to show that is using complex exponentials \int_0^\pi sin(n\theta)sin(m\theta)d\theta = \int_0^\pi \frac{e^{in\theta}-e^{-in\theta}}{2i}\frac{e^{im\theta}-e^{-im\theta}}{2i} d\theta= -\frac{1}{4} \int_0^\pi e^{i(m+n)\theta}-e^{i(m-n)\theta}-e^{i(n-m)\theta}+e^{-i(m+n)\theta}d\theta. Since we know that this integral will be real, we can just consider the real parts of each of the expressions. \mathrm{Re}(e^{ix})=cos(x) so we can write the integral as -\frac{1}{4} \int_0^\pi cos((m+n)\theta)-cos((n-m)\theta)-cos((m-n)\theta)+cos(-(m+n)\theta) d\theta. This is zero since cosine is odd about \pi/2 in sense that cos(\pi/2+x)=-cos(\pi/2-x). Note that you need m≠n. Else, the cos((n-m)\theta) is constantly one and does not integrate to zero.

An integral does not have to be real, I don't think you can assume it's real and get rid of the imaginary part.

A very simple test is not use exponential and just go with integration with n=0 and m=1

\int_0^{\pi} \sin \theta d\theta =-\cos\theta|_0^{\pi}=-[-1-1]=2
 
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yungman said:
An integral does not have to be real, I don't think you can assume it's real and get rid of the imaginary part.

It is real. If you wanted to verify this, you could expand all of the e^{ik\theta} (where k is one of the linear combinations of m and n) terms as cos(k\theta)+isin(k\theta) and find that all of the imaginary terms drop out. I skipped this step because the original integral with just sines must be real, and the integral with complex exponentials is only different by a factor of -1/4, so it too must be real.

Edit: I just saw your edit. If n=0, then the integrand is 0 and the integral is trivially zero.
 
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It is real. If you wanted to verify this, you could expand all of the e^{ik\theta} (where k is one of the linear combinations of m and n) terms as cos(k\theta)+isin(k\theta) and find that all of the imaginary terms drop out. I skipped this step because the original integral with just sines must be real, and the integral with complex exponentials is only different by a factor of -1/4, so it too must be real.

The forum is so slow that we are cross posting. I just edited the last post, I don't even use exponential, just use n=0 and m=1. that will be just integrate a sine function and show it's not zero.
 
yungman said:
The forum is so slow that we are cross posting. I just edited the last post, I don't even use exponential, just use n=0 and m=1. that will be just integrate a sine function and show it's not zero.

Yes, it is a bit annoying. See my last edit. Look more carefully at what happens to the integrand if one of m or n is zero.
 
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yungman said:
An integral does not have to be real, I don't think you can assume it's real and get rid of the imaginary part.

You're taking the integral of a real function. That will always be real.
 
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HS-Scientist said:
Yes, it is a bit annoying. See my last edit. Look more carefully at what happens to the integrand if one of m or n is zero.

Yes, I was wrong on the integration. I kept thinking if n=0, then it's an integration of a sine function and it's not zero. But if n=0, the whole thing is zero to start with!

Thanks


Can you help with my first post?
 
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yungman said:
Yes, I was wrong on the integration. I kept thinking if n=0, then it's an integration of a sine function and it's not zero. But if n=0, the whole thing is zero to start with!

Thanks


Can you help with my first post?

Sorry, I can't as I don't know anything about Bessel functions. I hope that you get the answer you need though.
 
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HS-Scientist said:
Sorry, I can't as I don't know anything about Bessel functions. I hope that you get the answer you need though.

Actually the question has not much to do with Bessel Function. All you need to know is if n is an integer, ##J_{-n}(x)=(-1)^n J_n(x)##, the rest is a series problem. It should be

\sum^{\infty}_{n=-\infty}J_n(x)e^{jn\theta}\;=\;\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}[J_n(x)e^{jn\theta}]\;+\;\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}[(-1)^nJ_n(x)e^{-jn\theta}]

Not as the article that:
\sum^{\infty}_{n=-\infty}J_n(x)e^{jn\theta}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}J_n(x)[e^{jn\theta}+(-1)^ne^{-jn\theta}]\;=\;\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}[J_n(x)e^{jn\theta}]\;+\;\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}[(-1)^nJ_n(x)e^{-jn\theta}]

According to the article, n=0 are being repeated in both and result in twice the value for n=0.
 
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