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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[(I^m/Sqrt[(n - m)! (n + m)!]) SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]], {m, -n, n}] == Sqrt[(2 n + 1)/(4 Pi)] ((Cos[\[CurlyTheta]] + I Sin[\[CurlyTheta]] Cos[\[CurlyPhi]])^n/n!) /; Element[\[CurlyTheta], Reals] && Element[\[CurlyPhi], Reals]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29