Bessel function meaning: definition, etymology

Bessel function

noun

Etymology For Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician.

Mathematics, Sciences Any of a class of functions that are solutions to a particular form of differential equation (a Bessel equation) and are typically used to describe waves in a cylindrically symmetric system.

Synonyms: cylinder function
Related terms: Bessel function of the first kind, Bessel function of the second kind
Hypernyms: function
Hyponyms: modified Bessel function, Riccati-Bessel function, spherical Bessel function