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New special function recurrences giving new indefinite integrals

John T. Conway

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Sequences of new recurrence relations are presented for Bessel functions, parabolic cylinder functions and associated Legendre functions. The sequences correspond to values of an integer variable r and are generalizations of each conventional recurrence relation, which correspond to r=1. The sequences can be extended indefinitely, though the relations become progressively more intricate as r increases. These relations all have the form of a first-order linear inhomogeneous differential equation, which can be solved by an integrating factor. This gives a very general indefinite integral for each recurrence. The method can be applied to other special functions which have conventional recurrence relations. All results have been checked numerically using Mathematica.

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Sequences of new recurrence relations are presented for Bessel functions, parabolic cylinder functions and associated Legendre functions. The sequences correspond to values of an integer variable r and are generalizations of each conventional recurrence relation, which correspond to r=1. The sequences can be extended indefinitely, though the relations become progressively more intricate as r increases. These relations all have the form of a first-order linear inhomogeneous differential equation, which can be solved by an integrating factor. This gives a very general indefinite integral for each recurrence. The method can be applied to other special functions which have conventional recurrence relations. All results have been checked numerically using Mathematica.

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Sequences of new recurrence relations are presented for Bessel functions, parabolic cylinder functions and associated Legendre functions. The sequences correspond to values of an integer variable r and are generalizations of each conventional recurrence relation, which correspond to r=1. The sequences can be extended indefinitely, though the relations become progressively more intricate as r increases. These relations all have the form of a first-order linear inhomogeneous differential equation, which can be solved by an integrating factor. This gives a very general indefinite integral for each recurrence. The method can be applied to other special functions which have conventional recurrence relations. All results have been checked numerically using Mathematica.

Key concepts: Recurrence relation, Mathematics, Bessel function, Special functions, Legendre function, Legendre polynomials, Integer (computer science), Differential equation

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