Bessel Derivative Zeros

Zeros of the first derivative of Bessel function of the first kind.

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Calculates the zeros of the first derivatives of Bessel function.
Updates BessDerivZerosBisect.m with these changes:
1. Allows for m = 0
2. Allow the user to specify the particular m and k values desired.
3. Allows for a tolerance input parameter
4. Uses a table look-up to get closer initializations for small values of m and k.
5. Adds error checking
6. Computes the derivative w.r.t. to x rather than w.r.t. m (although the old method works, too.)

2011/05/11 Used Vincent's improvements.

Cite As

Carey Smith (2026). Bessel Derivative Zeros (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/28001-bessel-derivative-zeros), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: BessDerivZerosBisect

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.2.0.0

Incorporated Vincent's inprovements for large values of m.

1.1.0.0

Modified 2010/07/09
Carey Smith--Changed the initial guess for large values of m
& corrected the initial guess for n=17, m=5

1.0.0.0