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LegendreP




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Polynomials > LegendreP[n,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at n==infinity





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LegendreP[n, z] \[Proportional] Sqrt[2/Pi] (1/((1 - z^2)^(1/4) Sqrt[n])) (Cos[Pi/4 - (1/2 + n) ArcCos[z]] - (Cos[Pi/4 + (-(1/2) + n) ArcCos[z]] + Sqrt[1 - z^2] Cos[Pi/4 - (1/2 + n) ArcCos[z]])/(8 n (1 - z^2)^(1/2)) - (1/(128 n^2 (1 - z^2))) (9 Cos[(1/4) (Pi + (6 - 4 n) ArcCos[z])] + 6 Sqrt[1 - z^2] Cos[Pi/4 + (-(1/2) + n) ArcCos[z]] + (-1 + z^2) Cos[Pi/4 - (1/2 + n) ArcCos[z]]) + \[Ellipsis]) /; (n -> Infinity)








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Rule Form





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