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Anger function
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In mathematics, the Anger function, introduced by C. T. Anger (1855), is a function defined as
with complex parameter and complex variable .[1] It is closely related to the Bessel functions.
The Weber function (also known as Lommel–Weber function), introduced by H. F. Weber (1879), is a closely related function defined by
and is closely related to Bessel functions of the second kind.
Relation between Weber and Anger functions
[edit]The Anger and Weber functions are related by

Plot of the Weber function E v(z) with n=2 in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D
so in particular if ν is not an integer they can be expressed as linear combinations of each other. If ν is an integer then Anger functions Jν are the same as Bessel functions Jν, and Weber functions can be expressed as finite linear combinations of Struve functions.
Power series expansion
[edit]The Anger function has the power series expansion[2]
While the Weber function has the power series expansion[2]
Differential equations
[edit]The Anger and Weber functions are solutions of inhomogeneous forms of Bessel's equation
More precisely, the Anger functions satisfy the equation[2]
and the Weber functions satisfy the equation[2]
Recurrence relations
[edit]The Anger function satisfies this inhomogeneous form of recurrence relation[2]
While the Weber function satisfies this inhomogeneous form of recurrence relation[2]
Delay differential equations
[edit]The Anger and Weber functions satisfy these homogeneous forms of delay differential equations[2]
The Anger and Weber functions also satisfy these inhomogeneous forms of delay differential equations[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Prudnikov, A.P. (2001) [1994], "Anger function", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press
- ^ a b c d e f g h Paris, R. B. (2010), "Anger-Weber Functions", in Olver, Frank W. J.; Lozier, Daniel M.; Boisvert, Ronald F.; Clark, Charles W. (eds.), NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-19225-5, MR 2723248.
- Abramowitz, Milton; Stegun, Irene Ann, eds. (1983) [June 1964]. "Chapter 12". Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables. Applied Mathematics Series. Vol. 55 (Ninth reprint with additional corrections of tenth original printing with corrections (December 1972); first ed.). Washington D.C.; New York: United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards; Dover Publications. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-486-61272-0. LCCN 64-60036. MR 0167642. LCCN 65-12253.
- C.T. Anger, Neueste Schr. d. Naturf. d. Ges. i. Danzig, 5 (1855) pp. 1–29
- Prudnikov, A.P. (2001) [1994], "Weber function", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press
- G.N. Watson, "A treatise on the theory of Bessel functions", 1–2, Cambridge Univ. Press (1952)
- H.F. Weber, Zurich Vierteljahresschrift, 24 (1879) pp. 33–76
