Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Conference 04 (2000), pp. 147-154. Title: Monotonicity and bounds on Bessel functions Author: Larry Landau (King's College London, London, UK) Abstract: survey my recent results on monotonicity with respect to order of general Bessel functions, which follow from a new identity and lead to best possible uniform bounds. Application may be made to the "spreading of the wave packet" for a free quantum particle on a lattice and to estimates for perturbative expansions. Published July 12, 2000. Math Subject Classifications: 33C10. Key Words: Bessel function; best uniform bound; quantum particle on a lattice.