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SphericalHarmonicY






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at sin(theta/2)==0





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] \[Proportional] (Sqrt[(2 n + 1)/(4 Pi)] (Sqrt[Gamma[n - m + 1]]/ (Gamma[1 - m] Sqrt[Gamma[n + m + 1]])) E^(I \[CurlyPhi] m) (1 + O[Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2]))/(Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2)^(m/2) /; (Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2] -> 0) && Element[-m, Integers] && -m >= 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29