The math is sound. The method is not. We show that the order- \(n\) Hankel transform in \(r\) diagonalizes the Bessel-type radial operator \(\mathscr{L}_n\), mapping the…

The math is sound. The method is not. claim: \[ \begin{aligned} & {\widehat{\left(\partial_x f\right)_n}}(k)=\frac{k}{2}\left(\hat{f}_{n-1}(k)-\hat{f}_{n+1}(k)\right) \\ & {\widehat{\left(\partial_y f\right)_n}}(k)=\frac{k}{2 i}\left(\hat{f}_{n-1}(k)+\hat{f}_{n+1}(k)\right) \end{aligned}\tag{1} \]…

The math is sound. The method is not. We consider an axisymmetric pressure distribution \(p(r, \theta)=\bar{p} H(r-l)\) (radial dependence only) and show that its angular Fourier…