Kelvin functions

Plot of the Kelvin function ber(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D
Plot of the Kelvin function ber(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D

In applied mathematics, the Kelvin functions berν(x) and beiν(x) are the real and imaginary parts, respectively, of

where x is real, and Jν(z), is the νth order Bessel function of the first kind. Similarly, the functions kerν(x) and keiν(x) are the real and imaginary parts, respectively, of

where Kν(z) is the νth order modified Bessel function of the second kind.

These functions are named after William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.

While the Kelvin functions are defined as the real and imaginary parts of Bessel functions with x taken to be real, the functions can be analytically continued for complex arguments xe, 0 ≤ φ < 2π. With the exception of bern(x) and bein(x) for integral n, the Kelvin functions have a branch point at x = 0.

Below, Γ(z) is the gamma function and ψ(z) is the digamma function.

ber(x)

ber(x) for x between 0 and 20.
for x between 0 and 50.

For integers n, bern(x) has the series expansion

where Γ(z) is the gamma function. The special case ber0(x), commonly denoted as just ber(x), has the series expansion

and asymptotic series

,

where

Plot of the Kelvin function bei(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D
Plot of the Kelvin function bei(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D

bei(x)

bei(x) for x between 0 and 20.
for x between 0 and 50.

For integers n, bein(x) has the series expansion

The special case bei0(x), commonly denoted as just bei(x), has the series expansion

Plot of the Kelvin function ker(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D
Plot of the Kelvin function ker(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D

and asymptotic series

where α, , and are defined as for ber(x).

ker(x)

ker(x) for x between 0 and 14.
for x between 0 and 50.

For integers n, kern(x) has the (complicated) series expansion

Plot of the Kelvin function kei(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D
Plot of the Kelvin function kei(z) in the complex plane from -2-2i to 2+2i with colors created with Mathematica 13.1 function ComplexPlot3D

The special case ker0(x), commonly denoted as just ker(x), has the series expansion

and the asymptotic series

where

kei(x)

kei(x) for x between 0 and 14.
for x between 0 and 50.

For integer n, kein(x) has the series expansion

The special case kei0(x), commonly denoted as just kei(x), has the series expansion

and the asymptotic series

where β, f2(x), and g2(x) are defined as for ker(x).

See also


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