Spherical Bessel j

The spherical Bessel function of the first kind is defined by $$j_{\nu}(z)=\sqrt{\dfrac{\pi}{2z}}J_{\nu + \frac{1}{2}}(z),$$ where $J_{\nu}$ denotes the Bessel function of the first kind.

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  Domain coloring of $j_0$.

Properties

Relationship between spherical Bessel j sub nu and sine

Proposition: The following formula holds: $$1=\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} (2k+1)j_k(z)^2.$$

Proof: █

Proposition: The following formula holds: $$\dfrac{\sin(2z)}{2z} = \displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} (-1)^k(2k+1)j_k(z)^2.$$

Proof: █

References

Bessel functions

Anger function

Bessel-Clifford

Bessel $J_{\nu}$

Bessel $Y_{\nu}$

Bessel $I_{\nu}$

Modified Bessel $K_{\nu}$

Spherical Bessel $j_{\nu}$

Spherical Bessel $y_{\nu}$