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LegendreP






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Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreP[nu,mu,2,z] > Summation > Finite summation





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Input Form





Sum[((n - m)!/(n + m)!) LegendreP[n, m, 2, Cos[\[Theta]]] LegendreP[n, m, 2, Cos[Subscript[\[Theta], 1]]] Cos[m (\[Phi] - Subscript[\[Phi], 1])], {m, -n, n}] == LegendreP[n, Cos[\[Theta]] Cos[Subscript[\[Theta], 1]] + Sin[\[Theta]] Sin[Subscript[\[Theta], 1]] Cos[\[Phi] - Subscript[\[Phi], 1]]] /; 0 < \[Theta] < Pi/2 && 0 < Subscript[\[Theta], 1] < Pi/2 && 0 < \[Phi] < Pi/2 && 0 < Subscript[\[Phi], 1] < Pi/2 && Element[n, Integers] && n >= 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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