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LegendreP






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Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreP[nu,z] > Differentiation > Low-order differentiation > With respect to nu





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Input Form





D[LegendreP[\[Nu], z], \[Nu]] == Pi Cot[Pi \[Nu]] LegendreP[\[Nu], z] - Sum[((Pochhammer[-\[Nu], k] Pochhammer[1 + \[Nu], k])/k!^2) (PolyGamma[k - \[Nu]] - PolyGamma[k + \[Nu] + 1]) ((1 - z)/2)^k, {k, 0, Infinity}] /; Abs[(1 - z)/2] < 1 && !Element[\[Nu], Integers]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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