From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Fri Oct  6 13:27:26 2000
Subject: Re: what is ALPHA?
From: John Smith <john at arrows dot demon dot co dot uk>
To: Niitsu Yoichiro <niitsu at amc dot toshiba dot co dot jp>
cc: help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 19:27:09 +0100 (BST)

> In info, besselj() is described as:
> 
> Special Functions
> =================
> 
>  - Mapping Function:  besseli (ALPHA, X)
>  - Mapping Function:  besselj (ALPHA, X)
>  - Mapping Function:  besselk (ALPHA, X)
>  - Mapping Function:  bessely (ALPHA, X)
> ...
> ...
> However, what is ALPHA? The order of the bessel function? If so,
> ALPHA must be integer, or not? (Fractional order is available?)
> 

Yes, Alpha is the order of the bessel function

No, Alpha need not be an integer

Yes, fractional orders are available.
(Complex orders seem not to be available: does anyone miss them?)

Octave is even better than you had expected!

John




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