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SphericalHarmonicY






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Summation > Finite summation > Involving the direct function





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Input Form





Sum[Conjugate[SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, Subscript[\[CurlyTheta], 1], Subscript[\[CurlyPhi], 1]]] SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, Subscript[\[CurlyTheta], 2], Subscript[\[CurlyPhi], 2]], {m, -n, n}] == ((2 n + 1)/(4 Pi)) LegendreP[n, Cos[Subscript[\[CurlyTheta], 1]] Cos[Subscript[\[CurlyTheta], 2]] + Cos[Subscript[\[CurlyPhi], 1] - Subscript[\[CurlyPhi], 2]] Sin[Subscript[\[CurlyTheta], 1]] Sin[Subscript[\[CurlyTheta], 2]]] /; Element[Subscript[\[CurlyTheta], k], Reals] && Element[Subscript[\[CurlyPhi], k], Reals] && Element[k, {1, 2}]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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