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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/Sqrt[n]) Sum[(((-1)^(k + j)/(2^j (j! (k - j)!))) Cos[(n - j + 1/2) ArcCos[z] - ((2 j + 1) Pi)/4] NorlundB[k - j, 1/2 - j, 1/2 - j] Pochhammer[1/2, j] Pochhammer[1/2, k])/((1 - z^2)^((2 j + 1)/4) n^k), {k, 0, Infinity}, {j, 0, k}] /; (n -> Infinity)










Standard Form





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Rule Form





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