Online Algebra Calculator
Many of users do not use powerful Maxima computer algebra system for systematic work, but for ad hoc algebraic calculations – equations, functions, matrixes, etc. only. To do this job, it is not useful to download the whole application from a web site.
-- Option variable: besselexpand Default value: false
Controls expansion of the Bessel functions when the order is half of an odd integer. In this case, the Bessel functions can be expanded in terms of other elementary functions. When besselexpand is true, the Bessel function is expanded.
(%i1) besselexpand: false$
(%i2) bessel_j (3/2, z);
3
(%o2) bessel_j(-, z)
2
(%i3) besselexpand: true$
(%i4) bessel_j (3/2, z);
sin(z) cos(z)
sqrt(2) sqrt(z) (------ - ------)
2 z
z
(%o4) ---------------------------------
sqrt(%pi)(%o1) true (%i2)