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LegendreP




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > LegendreP[n,mu,2,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==-1





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Input Form





LegendreP[n, \[Mu], 2, z] == (Gamma[-\[Mu]]/(2^(\[Mu]/2) (Gamma[-\[Mu] - n] Gamma[1 - \[Mu] + n]))) (z + 1)^(\[Mu]/2) (1 + ((\[Mu] (1 + \[Mu]) - 2 n (1 + n))/(4 (1 + \[Mu]))) (z + 1) + ((\[Mu] (1 + \[Mu]) (2 + \[Mu])^2 - 4 (2 + \[Mu] (2 + \[Mu])) n - 4 (1 + \[Mu])^2 n^2 + 8 n^3 + 4 n^4)/(32 (1 + \[Mu]) (2 + \[Mu]))) (z + 1)^2 + \[Ellipsis]) /; !Element[\[Mu], Integers]








Standard Form





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Rule Form





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