LegendreP[\[Nu], \[Nu], 2, z] == (1/(2^\[Nu] Gamma[-\[Nu]])) (1 - z^2)^(\[Nu]/2) Beta[(1 - z)/2, -\[Nu], -\[Nu]]

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2001-10-29