Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 October 2008
The expansion of a general function in a series of squares of Bessel functions has been considered by Neumann. As, however, there appear to be only a fairly small number of known expansions of this type, it is perhaps worth while adding to their number. I give here some new expansions of this type, and deduce some simple inequalities satisfied by Bessel coefficients of low order.
* See G. N. Watson, Theory of Bessel Functions, § 16·14.
† Watson, loc. cit., § 5·41.
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† Watson, loc. cit., §5·5.
‡ The justification is simpler if in (2·2) we omit the factors involving a 3, insert the factor (−1)r in the general term, and sum the resulting 4F 3(− 1).
§ Watson, loc. cit., § 11·41, (15), with φ = π.
* Watson, loc. cit., § 11·41, (15), with φ = ½ π.