bessel_J0

Evaluates the real Bessel function of the first kind of order zero J0(x).

Synopsis

#include <imsl.h>

float imsl_f_bessel_J0 (float x)

The type double function is imsl_d_bessel_J0.

Required Arguments

float x (Input)
Point at which the Bessel function is to be evaluated.

Return Value

The value of the Bessel function

 

If no solution can be computed, NaN is returned.

Description

Because the Bessel function J0(x) is oscillatory, its computation becomes inaccurate as |x| increases.

 

Figure 1,  Plot of J0 (x) and J1 (x)

Example

The Bessel function J0(1.5) is evaluated.

 

#include <imsl.h>

#include <stdio.h>

 

int main()

{

float x = 1.5;

float ans;

 

ans = imsl_f_bessel_J0(x);

printf("J0(%f) = %f\n", x, ans);

}

Output

 

J0(1.500000) = 0.511828

Warning Errors

IMSL_LARGE_ABS_ARG_WARN

|x| should be less than where ɛ is the machine precision, to prevent the answer from being less accurate than half precision.

Fatal Errors

IMSL_LARGE_ABS_ARG_FATAL

|x| should be less than 1/ɛ where ɛ is the machine precision for the answer to have any precision.