BesselK Derivatives with respect to Order at one half

Abstract

The order derivatives of the modified Bessel function of the second kind at s = .5 are obtained as finite expressions of integrals that generalize the exponential integral appearing in the first derivative (Theorem 1.) The derivatives arise in the investigation of a BesselK relationship with the Riemann zeta function. Any use of the term, derivative, with respect to a Bessel function, here means a derivative with respect to its order.