Spherical harmonic function: Representations through more general functions (formula 07.37.26.0015)

SphericalHarmonicY

$Mathematica Notation$

Hypergeometric Functions

SphericalHarmonicY[lambda,mu,theta,phi]

Representations through more general functions

Through other functions

Involving some hypergeometric-type functions

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Input Form

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

Standard Form

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MathML Form

<math xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML' mathematica:form='TraditionalForm' xmlns:mathematica='http://www.wolfram.com/XML/'> <semantics> <mrow> <mrow> <msubsup> <mi> Y </mi> <mi> λ </mi> <mi> μ </mi> </msubsup> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ϑ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> φ </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⩵ </mo> <mrow> <msqrt> <mfrac> <mrow> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> λ </mi> </mrow> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mrow> <mn> 4 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> π </mi> </mrow> </mfrac> </msqrt> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi> Γ </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> λ </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <msqrt> <mrow> <mi> Γ </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> λ </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </msqrt> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <msqrt> <mrow> <mi> Γ </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> λ </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </msqrt> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <msup> <mi> ⅇ </mi> <mrow> <mi> ⅈ </mi> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> φ </mi> </mrow> </msup> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <msup> <mrow> <msup> <mi> cos </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </msup> <mo> ( </mo> <mfrac> <mi> ϑ </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> / </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> </msup> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <msup> <mrow> <msup> <mi> cot </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </msup> <mo> ( </mo> <mfrac> <mi> ϑ </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> / </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> </msup> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <msup> <mrow> <msup> <mi> sin </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </msup> <mo> ( </mo> <mfrac> <mi> ϑ </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mfrac> <mi> μ </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> </mrow> </msup> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <msup> <mi> tan </mi> <mi> μ </mi> </msup> <mo> ( </mo> <mfrac> <mi> ϑ </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <msubsup> <mi> P </mi> <mi> λ </mi> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> μ </mi> </mrow> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </msubsup> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> cos </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mi> ϑ </mi> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <annotation-xml encoding='MathML-Content'> <apply> <eq /> <apply> <ci> SphericalHarmonicY </ci> <ci> λ </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> ϑ </ci> <ci> φ </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> λ </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 4 </cn> <pi /> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <cn type='rational'> 1 <sep /> 2 </cn> </apply> <apply> <times /> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> λ </ci> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <power /> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> λ </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> μ </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <cn type='rational'> 1 <sep /> 2 </cn> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> λ </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <cn type='rational'> 1 <sep /> 2 </cn> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <exponentiale /> <apply> <times /> <imaginaryi /> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> φ </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <power /> <apply> <cos /> <apply> <times /> <ci> ϑ </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> </apply> <apply> <times /> <ci> μ </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <power /> <apply> <cot /> <apply> <times /> <ci> ϑ </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> </apply> <apply> <times /> <ci> μ </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <power /> <apply> <sin /> <apply> <times /> <ci> ϑ </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <ci> μ </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <tan /> <apply> <times /> <ci> ϑ </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <ci> μ </ci> </apply> <apply> <ci> JacobiP </ci> <ci> λ </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> μ </ci> </apply> <ci> μ </ci> <apply> <cos /> <ci> ϑ </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> </annotation-xml> </semantics> </math>

Rule Form

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Date Added to functions.wolfram.com (modification date)

2001-10-29

SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi]