Is a Mac donald function really a Bessel function

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my question is if a Mac Donald function is really a Bessel function i mean

[tex]J_{a}(ix)= CK_{a}(x)[/tex]

here 'C' is a complex number
 
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The modified Bessel functions of the second kind of imaginary argument (or the Bessel functions of the third kind) are alternatively named Basset functions , Macdonald functions, or modified Hankel functions.