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variants of this functions
SphericalHarmonicY




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Differentiation > Low-order differentiation > With respect to theta





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Input Form





D[SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]], \[CurlyTheta]] == Sqrt[(2 n + 1)/(4 Pi)] (Sqrt[Gamma[n - m + 1]]/Sqrt[Gamma[n + m + 1]]) E^(I \[CurlyPhi] m) Csc[\[CurlyTheta]] (n Cos[\[CurlyTheta]] LegendreP[n, m, 2, Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]] - (n + m) LegendreP[-1 + n, m, 2, Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]])








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29