Integration with Bessel function

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I would like to evaluate the following integral which has a Bessel function J_{3}(\lambda_{m}r), and \alpha(r) is a function.

\int^{a}_{0} \alpha(r)rJ_{3}(\lambda_{m}r)dr

I'm unsure how to proceed due to the Bessel function. Am I supposed to use a recurrence relation? Which one?
 
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It depends on what the function α(r) is.
 
The integral is part of a larger problem, which is to solve the wave equation in polar coordinates. The problem statement does not specify α(r).

Should I just leave the integral as is?
 
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