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SphericalHarmonicY




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Identities > Functional identities > Relations between contiguous functions





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] == (-(Tan[\[CurlyTheta]]/(2 m))) (((n (n + 1) - m (m - 1))/Sqrt[(n + m) (n - m + 1)]) E^(I \[CurlyPhi]) SphericalHarmonicY[n, m - 1, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] + (Sqrt[(n - m) (n + m + 1)] SphericalHarmonicY[n, m + 1, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]])/E^(I \[CurlyPhi])) /; -n + 1 <= m <= n && m != 0








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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