10 Bessel FunctionsModified Bessel Functions

§10.32 Integral Representations

Contents
  1. §10.32(i) Integrals along the Real Line
  2. §10.32(ii) Contour Integrals
  3. §10.32(iii) Products
  4. §10.32(iv) Compendia

§10.32(i) Integrals along the Real Line

10.32.2 Iν⁡(z)=(12⁢z)νπ12⁢Γ⁡(ν+12)⁢∫0πe±z⁢cos⁡θ⁢(sin⁡θ)2⁢ν⁢dθ=(12⁢z)νπ12⁢Γ⁡(ν+12)⁢∫−11(1−t2)ν−12⁢e±z⁢t⁢dt,
ℜ⁡ν>−12.
10.32.4 Iν⁡(z)=1π⁢∫0πez⁢cos⁡θ⁢cos⁡(ν⁢θ)⁢dθ−sin⁡(ν⁢π)π⁢∫0∞e−z⁢cosh⁡t−ν⁢t⁢dt,
|ph⁡z|<12⁢π.
10.32.6 K0⁡(x)=∫0∞cos⁡(x⁢sinh⁡t)⁢dt=∫0∞cos⁡(x⁢t)t2+1⁢dt,
x>0.
10.32.7 Kν⁡(x)=sec⁡(12⁢ν⁢π)⁢∫0∞cos⁡(x⁢sinh⁡t)⁢cosh⁡(ν⁢t)⁢dt=csc⁡(12⁢ν⁢π)⁢∫0∞sin⁡(x⁢sinh⁡t)⁢sinh⁡(ν⁢t)⁢dt,
|ℜ⁡ν|<1, x>0.
10.32.8 Kν⁡(z)=π12⁢(12⁢z)νΓ⁡(ν+12)⁢∫0∞e−z⁢cosh⁡t⁢(sinh⁡t)2⁢ν⁢dt=π12⁢(12⁢z)νΓ⁡(ν+12)⁢∫1∞e−z⁢t⁢(t2−1)ν−12⁢dt,
ℜ⁡ν>−12, |ph⁡z|<12⁢π.
10.32.10 Kν⁡(z)=12⁢(12⁢z)ν⁢∫0∞exp⁡(−t−z24⁢t)⁢dttν+1,
|ph⁡z|<14⁢π.

Basset’s Integral

10.32.11 Kν⁡(x⁢z)=Γ⁡(ν+12)⁢(2⁢z)νπ12⁢xν⁢∫0∞cos⁡(x⁢t)⁢dt(t2+z2)ν+12,
ℜ⁡ν>−12, x>0, |ph⁡z|<12⁢π.

§10.32(ii) Contour Integrals

Mellin–Barnes Type

10.32.13 Kν⁡(z)=(12⁢z)ν4⁢π⁢i⁢∫c−i⁢∞c+i⁢∞Γ⁡(t)⁢Γ⁡(t−ν)⁢(12⁢z)−2⁢t⁢dt,
c>max⁡(ℜ⁡ν,0),|ph⁡z|<12⁢π.
10.32.14 Kν⁡(z)=12⁢π2⁢i⁢(π2⁢z)12⁢e−z⁢cos⁡(ν⁢π)⁢∫−i⁢∞i⁢∞Γ⁡(t)⁢Γ⁡(12−t−ν)⁢Γ⁡(12−t+ν)⁢(2⁢z)t⁢dt,
ν−12∉ℤ,|ph⁡z|<32⁢π.

In (10.32.14) the integration contour separates the poles of Γ⁡(t) from the poles of Γ⁡(12−t−ν)⁢Γ⁡(12−t+ν).

§10.32(iii) Products

10.32.15 Iμ⁡(z)⁢Iν⁡(z)=2π⁢∫012⁢πIμ+ν⁡(2⁢z⁢cos⁡θ)⁢cos⁡((μ−ν)⁢θ)⁢dθ,
ℜ⁡(μ+ν)>−1.
10.32.16 Iμ⁡(x)⁢Kν⁡(x)=∫0∞Jμ±ν⁡(2⁢x⁢sinh⁡t)⁢e(−μ±ν)⁢t⁢dt,
ℜ⁡(μ∓ν)>−12, ℜ⁡(μ±ν)>−1, x>0.
10.32.17 Kμ⁡(z)⁢Kν⁡(z)=2⁢∫0∞Kμ±ν⁡(2⁢z⁢cosh⁡t)⁢cosh⁡((μ∓ν)⁢t)⁢dt,
|ph⁡z|<12⁢π.
10.32.18 Kν⁡(z)⁢Kν⁡(ζ)=12⁢∫0∞exp⁡(−t2−z2+ζ22⁢t)⁢Kν⁡(z⁢ζt)⁢dtt,
|ph⁡z|<π, |ph⁡ζ|<π, |ph⁡(z+ζ)|<14⁢π.

Mellin–Barnes Type

10.32.19 Kμ⁡(z)⁢Kν⁡(z)=18⁢π⁢i⁢∫c−i⁢∞c+i⁢∞Γ⁡(t+12⁢μ+12⁢ν)⁢Γ⁡(t+12⁢μ−12⁢ν)⁢Γ⁡(t−12⁢μ+12⁢ν)⁢Γ⁡(t−12⁢μ−12⁢ν)Γ⁡(2⁢t)⁢(12⁢z)−2⁢t⁢dt,
c>12⁢(|ℜ⁡μ|+|ℜ⁡ν|),|ph⁡z|<12⁢π.

For similar integrals for Jν⁡(z)⁢Kν⁡(z) and Iν⁡(z)⁢Kν⁡(z) see Paris and Kaminski (2001, p. 116).

§10.32(iv) Compendia

For collections of integral representations of modified Bessel functions, or products of modified Bessel functions, see Erdélyi et al. (1953b, §§7.3, 7.12, and 7.14.2), Erdélyi et al. (1954a, pp. 48–60, 105–115, 276–285, and 357–359), Gröbner and Hofreiter (1950, pp. 193–194), Magnus et al. (1966, §3.7), Marichev (1983, pp. 191–216), and Watson (1944, Chapters 6, 12, and 13).