How can I simplify this Bessel function integral?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the difficulty of solving the equation \int_{0}^{2\pi}e^{jz\cos \theta}\sin(m\theta)d\theta, which is part of a larger equation involving the integral representation of Bessel functions. Different strategies are proposed, such as substitution and using the properties of sine and cosine, but none yield a solution. It is noted that the reason for defining Bessel functions is to solve integrals that cannot be represented in terms of elementary functions. Eventually, it is suggested that the integral is zero due to the symmetry properties of the integrand.
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Please help, I am running out of my wits trying to solving this equation:
[tex]\int_{0}^{2\pi}e^{jz\cos \theta}\sin(m\theta)d\theta[/tex]
This is part of a bigger equation involving integral representation of Bessel function. I posted on all the math forums and nobody can help yet. I posted on the homework forum here about the Bessel function and still no luck. I read about all the articles on integral representation of Bessel function ( there are less than two handful of it!) and have no luck.

I tried letting [itex]\theta=\theta-\pi[/itex]
[tex]\sin(m\theta-m\pi)=\sin(m\theta)\cos(m\pi)-\cos(m\theta)\sin(m\pi)=\sin(m\theta)\cos(m\pi)=\sin(m\theta)(-1)^m[/tex]
[tex]\Rightarrow\;\int_{\pi}^{2\pi}e^{jz\cos \theta}\sin(m\theta)d\theta=\int_0^{\pi} e^{jz\cos( \theta-\pi)} \sin(m\theta-m\pi)d\theta=\int_{0}^{\pi}e^{-jz\cos \theta}(-1)^m \sin(m\theta)d\theta[/tex]
I am not seeing it get simpler.
I tried [tex]\;e^{jz\cos \theta}=\cos (z\cos \theta) +j\sin(z\cos \theta)\;[/tex] Where you need to solve [tex]\;\int_0^{2\pi}[\cos (z\cos \theta) +j\sin(z\cos \theta)]\sin(m\theta) d\theta\;= \int_0^{2\pi}\cos (z\cos \theta)\sin(m\theta) d\theta +j \int_0^{2\pi}\sin (z\cos \theta)\sin(m\theta) d\theta [/tex]
First integral is zero, the second integral is not zero only
[tex]z\cos\theta=m\theta[/tex]
But this really doesn't look right as x is the variable of a Bessel function and x is going to be limited to maximum value of [itex]m\theta[/itex] no matter what.I tried [tex]\;e^{jz\cos \theta}=\sum_0^{\infty}\frac {(jz\cos\theta)^k}{k!}\;[/tex] Where you need to solve [tex]\;\int_0^{2\pi}\sum_0^{\infty}\frac {(jz\cos\theta)^k}{k!}\sin(m\theta)d\theta[/tex].
then substitute [itex]\sin(m\theta)=\frac{e^{jm\theta}-e^{-jm\theta}}{2j}[/itex] then using binomial expansion of [itex]\cos^p \theta=\left[\frac{e^{j\theta}+e^{-j\theta}}{2}\right]^p[/itex] and use the fact [itex]\int_0^{2\pi} e^{jm\theta}d\theta=0[/itex]. Still no luck.Thanks
 
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The very reason why we define the Bessel functions is that integrals such as that can not be represented in terms of elementary functions.

Imagine a situation that the sine and cosine functions were unknown to us. In that case the differential equation y''(x)+y(x)=0 would seem intractable, no matter how we tried, we could not represent its solutions in terms of functions known to us. We could, however, form a power series representation for the solutions or use numerical integration. Then the logical next step would be to define two new functions sin x and cos x to be solutions of that DE with certain initial conditions.
 
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hilbert2 said:
The very reason why we define the Bessel functions is that integrals such as that can not be represented in terms of elementary functions.

Imagine a situation that the sine and cosine functions were unknown to us. In that case the differential equation y''(x)+y(x)=0 would seem intractable, no matter how we tried, we could not represent its solutions in terms of functions known to us. We could, however, form a power series representation for the solutions or use numerical integration. Then the logical next step would be to define two new functions sin x and cos x to be solutions of that DE.

This is part of the equation the the result is supposed to be zero! I am just trying to break it up into smaller pieces and hopefully someone can help.

The original equation I want to proof is

[tex]J_m(z)=\frac{1}{\pi j^m}\int_0^{\pi} e^{jz\cos \theta}\cos (m\theta)d\theta[/tex]
From
[tex]J_m(z)=\frac{1}{2\pi }\int_0^{2\pi} e^{j(z\cos \theta-m\theta)}d\theta[/tex]

So far I have:

Let ##\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}-\theta##
[tex]\Rightarrow\;J_m(z)=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi}e^{j(z\sin\theta-m\theta)} d\theta= \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi} e^{j(z\cos \theta-m\frac{\pi}{2}+m\theta)} d\theta=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi}e^{j(z\cos \theta+m\theta)}e^{-j(m\frac{\pi}{2})} \;d\theta [/tex]
[tex]J_m(z)=\frac{1}{2\pi j^m}\int_0^{2\pi}e^{jz\cos \theta}[\cos(m\theta)+j\sin(m\theta)]d\theta[/tex]
[tex]e^{-j(\frac{m\pi}{2})}=j^m=j^{-m}[/tex]

So I have to get rid of the sine integral first! I don't know how to solve this and I am stuck for over a week. Please don't bump this post to the homework. I have been there, been to ALL the math forums I can find already. This is not an easy problem. This is about the last resort already.

Please help.

Thanks
 
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Sorry, I wasn't paying enough attention when I wrote that reply.

You can see that the integral is zero by considering the symmetry properties of the integrand. Sin(mθ) is an odd function with respect to the midpoint (θ=pi) of the interval over which you integrate. Cos(θ) is an even function with respect to that midpoint. Therefore the integrand is a product of an odd and an even part and is odd in total. This implies that the value of the integral is zero.
 
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hilbert2 said:
Sorry, I wasn't paying enough attention when I wrote that reply.

You can see that the integral is zero by considering the symmetry properties of the integrand. Sin(mθ) is an odd function with respect to the midpoint (θ=pi) of the interval over which you integrate. Cos(θ) is an even function with respect to that midpoint. Therefore the integrand is a product of an odd and an even part and is odd in total. This implies that the value of the integral is zero.
Do you mean this:
[tex]\;e^{jz\cos \theta}=\sum_0^{\infty}\frac {(jz\cos\theta)^k}{k!}\;[/tex]
[tex]\int_0^{2\pi}\sum_0^{\infty}\frac {(jz\cos\theta)^k}{k!}\sin(m\theta)d\theta=\int_0^{2\pi}\sum_0^{\infty}\frac {(jz)^k}{k!}\cos^k(\theta)\sin(m\theta)d\theta[/tex]

So

[tex]\int_0^{2\pi}\cos^k\theta \sin\theta d\theta[/tex]
Let ##u=\cos\theta\Rightarrow\;du=-\sin\theta d\theta##
[tex]\Rightarrow\; \int_0^{2\pi}\cos^k\theta \sin\theta d\theta=\int_0^{\2\pi} \frac{\cos^k u}{\sin \theta}\sin (m\theta) d u[/tex]

How does this become zero? The sine doesn't cancel out!

Thanks
 
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What I meant, was that you can show that [itex]\int^{\pi}_{0}e^{jzcos(\theta)}sin(m\theta)d\theta=-\int^{2\pi}_{\pi}e^{jzcos(\theta)}sin(m\theta)d\theta[/itex] and the two "halves" of the integral cancel each other. I'm not sure what you mean with that sum formula.

Because cos(x) is an even function, also f(cos(x)) is even, no matter what the function f is.
 
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hilbert2 said:
What I meant, was that you can show that [itex]\int^{\pi}_{0}e^{jzcos(\theta)}sin(m\theta)d\theta=-\int^{2\pi}_{\pi}e^{jzcos(\theta)}sin(m\theta)d\theta[/itex] and the two "halves" of the integral cancel each other. I'm not sure what you mean with that sum formula.

Because cos(x) is an even function, also f(cos(x)) is even, no matter what the function f is.

Actually it's integrate over [0,2##\pi##].
[tex]\Rightarrow\;\int^{\pi}_{0}e^{jzcos(\theta)}sin(m\theta)d\theta[/tex]

How do I know ##e^{jz\cos\theta}## an even function? That would do it!

Thanks for all your help.
 
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yungman said:
How do I know ##e^{jz\cos\theta}## an even function? That would do it!

Let's write ##f(θ)=e^{jz\cos\theta}##. We want to prove that this is even with respect to point ##\theta=\pi##, in other words ##f(\pi + \theta) = f(\pi -\theta)##. We already know that ##cos(\pi + \theta) = cos(\pi - \theta)##. Now we get

##f(\pi+\theta)=e^{jz\cos(\pi+\theta)}=e^{jz\cos(\pi-\theta)}=f(\pi-\theta)## and the claim is proved.
 
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hilbert2 said:
Let's write ##f(θ)=e^{jz\cos\theta}##. We want to prove that this is even with respect to point ##\theta=\pi##, in other words ##f(\pi + \theta) = f(\pi -\theta)##. We already know that ##cos(\pi + \theta) = cos(\pi - \theta)##. Now we get

##f(\pi+\theta)=e^{jz\cos(\pi+\theta)}=e^{jz\cos(\pi-\theta)}=f(\pi-\theta)## and the claim is proved.

So
[tex]\int_0^{2\pi}\;\hbox{ (even function) X (odd function)}\; d\theta=0[/tex]
As it is integrate [0,2##\pi##].

Do you happen to be able to help me how

[tex]\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi}e^{jz\cos\theta}\cos(m\theta)d\theta=\frac{1}{\pi}\int_0^{\pi}e^{jz\cos\theta}\cos(m\theta)d\theta[/tex]

Thanks for all your help, you really make my day.
 

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