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Trying to rewrite this integral:

$$\int dq \frac{q^2}{2\pi^2} \frac{\sin(\sqrt{q^2+m^2}t)}{\sqrt{q^2+m^2}} \frac{\sin (qr)}{qr}$$

In terms of the Bessel function of the first kind, $J_0$ but have no idea how to since I'm not used to Bessel functions.

I know that the answer should be:

$$\frac{1}{4\pi r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r} J_0(m\sqrt{t^2-r^2}) r>0$$

mathreadler
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Linus
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Hint:

Let $q=m\sinh u$ ,

Then $dq=m\cosh u$

$\therefore\int\dfrac{q^2}{2\pi^2}\dfrac{\sin(\sqrt{q^2+m^2}t)}{\sqrt{q^2+m^2}}\dfrac{\sin (qr)}{qr}~dq$

$=\int\dfrac{m^2\sinh^2u}{2\pi^2}\dfrac{\sin\left(t\sqrt{m^2\sinh^2u+m^2}\right)}{\sqrt{m^2\sinh^2u+m^2}}\dfrac{\sin(rm\sinh u)}{rm\sinh u}~d(m\sinh u)$

$=\dfrac{m}{2\pi^2r}\int\sin(mr\sinh u)\sin(mt\cosh u)\sinh u~du$

$=\dfrac{m}{4\pi^2r}\int\cos(mr\sinh u-mt\cosh u)\sinh u~du-\dfrac{m}{4\pi^2r}\int\cos(mr\sinh u+mt\cosh u)\sinh u~du$

$=\dfrac{m}{8\pi^2r}\int e^u\cos\left(\dfrac{m(r-t)e^u}{2}-\dfrac{m(r+t)}{2e^u}\right)~du-\dfrac{m}{8\pi^2r}\int e^{-u}\cos\left(\dfrac{m(r-t)e^u}{2}-\dfrac{m(r+t)}{2e^u}\right)~du-\dfrac{m}{8\pi^2r}\int e^u\cos\left(\dfrac{m(r+t)e^u}{2}-\dfrac{m(r-t)}{2e^u}\right)~du+\dfrac{m}{8\pi^2r}\int e^{-u}\cos\left(\dfrac{m(r+t)e^u}{2}-\dfrac{m(r-t)}{2e^u}\right)~du$

Harry Peter
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  • Why the final equality is true? And I don't understand the whole calculation up to the final step the questioner is asking about. Perhaps, Can you upload an answer somewhat more in detail? – Plantation Mar 01 '23 at 05:37
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Hint: One possible start that is a bit too long for a comment could be to start with definition for Bessel function according to wikipedia:

$$x^2\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2} + x\frac{\partial y}{\partial x}+(x^2-\alpha^2)y = 0$$

Subtract last term from both sides:

$$x^2\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2} + x\frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = -(x^2-\alpha^2)y$$

Assume $(x^2-\alpha) \neq 0$ and divide on both sides: $$\frac{x^2}{x^2-\alpha^2}\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2} + \frac{x}{x^2-\alpha^2}\frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = -y$$

Maybe you can continue from there?

mathreadler
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  • Not sure where you found this definition? Could you maybe give some more info? – Linus Dec 18 '19 at 11:01
  • @Linus I took the definition directly from wikipedia, maybe you have some slightly different one in your course? – mathreadler Dec 18 '19 at 11:04
  • Yes I tried to use J defined in some integral form that I found on Wolfram could you give some more steps? – Linus Dec 18 '19 at 11:11