Bessel Function Lissajous Figures

x Bessel order

2

y Bessel order

3

x frequency

1

y frequency

1

length

100

plot quality

5

Standard Lissajous figures are made from the parametric plots of sine and cosine functions. These "generalized" Lissajous figures are made by using Bessel functions instead.

External Links

Bessel Function (Wolfram MathWorld)

Lissajous Curve (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Michael Croucher

"Bessel Function Lissajous Figures"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/BesselFunctionLissajousFigures/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: March 7, 2011