Error bounds for mcmahon's asympotic approximations of the zeros of the bessel functions (Q4525547)

Let \(j_{\nu,k}\), \(k=1,2,3,\dots\), denote the positive zeros of the Bessel function of the first kind \(J_\nu(x)\). In this paper the authors derive upper and lower bounds for approximations of \(j_{\nu,k}\) obtained by neglecting the error term in the well-known McMahon's asymptotic expansion of \(J_\nu (x)\) [see \textit{G. N. Watson}, A treatise on the theory of Bessel functions Cambridge Mathematical Library, Cambridge Univ. Press (1944; Zbl 0063.08184) 2nd ed. (1995; Zbl 0849.33001), p. 506] when the order \(\nu\) belongs to the interval \(-1/2\leq \nu\leq 1/2\) and also when \(\nu>1/2\) is fixed exceeding \((2\nu+1) (2\nu+ 3)/ \pi\). In this respect, they apply a general criterion concerning the zeros of certain class of functions due to the first author [Nederl. Akad. Wet., Proc. Ser A 55, 224-229 (1952; Zbl 0046.29801)] to a classical asymptotic representation for \(J_\nu(x)\) in each one of the before mentioned intervals taking into account some results obtained by P. Schafheitlin [see \textit{Watson}, loc. cit., pp. 490-492].