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SphericalHarmonicY






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Traditional Notation









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





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Input Form





Sum[((-1)^l/((p - l + m)! Sqrt[2 l + 1] Sqrt[(l - m)! (l + m)!])) SphericalHarmonicY[l, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] w^(p - l + m), {l, m, m + p}] == (-1)^p ((2 m - 1)!!/(2 Sqrt[Pi] (2 m + p)!)) (Sin[\[CurlyTheta]] E^(I \[CurlyPhi]))^m (1 - 2 w Cos[\[CurlyTheta]] + w^2)^(p/2) GegenbauerC[p, m + 1/2, (Cos[\[CurlyTheta]] - w)/Sqrt[1 - 2 w Cos[\[CurlyTheta]] + w^2]] /; m >= 0










Standard Form





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Rule Form





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