The Excel BESSELJ Function

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Function Description

The Excel Besselj function returns the Bessel function, J_n(x), for a specified order and value of x.

The syntax of the function is:

BESSELJ( x, n )

where the function arguments are:

x	-	The value at which the function is to be evaluated.
n	-	The order of the Bessel function (must be a positive integer). (If the supplied value of n is a decimal, Excel truncates this value to an integer).

Order 1, 2 & 3 Bessel Functions, J_n(x)

The above chart on the right shows the Bessel functions, J_n(x), of order 1, 2 and 3.

The value of any of these functions at a given value of x, can be evaluated using the Excel Besselj function.

For example, the order 1 Bessel function, at x=2.5 is calculated by the following:

=BESSELJ( 2.5, 1 )

This gives the result 0.497094103.

See the Microsoft Office website for further information on the Excel Besselj function.

If you get an error from the Excel Besselj function, this is likely to be one of the following:

Common Errors

#NUM!	-	Occurs if the supplied value of n is < 0.
#VALUE!	-	Occurs if any of the supplied arguments are non-numeric.