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SphericalHarmonicY






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > SphericalHarmonicY[lambda,mu,theta,phi] > Specific values > Specialized values > For fixed lambda, theta, phi





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[\[Lambda], 1, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] == ((E^(I \[CurlyPhi]) \[Lambda] Sqrt[1 + 2 \[Lambda]] Sqrt[Gamma[\[Lambda]]])/ (4 Sqrt[Pi] Sqrt[Gamma[2 + \[Lambda]]] Sqrt[Cos[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2] Sqrt[Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2])) (-LegendreP[-1 + \[Lambda], Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]] + Cos[\[CurlyTheta]] LegendreP[\[Lambda], Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]])










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29