Associated Legendre function of the first kind of type 2: Identities (formula 07.08.17.0010)

LegendreP

$Mathematica Notation$

Hypergeometric Functions

LegendreP[nu,mu,2,z]

Identities

Recurrence identities

Distant neighbors

http://functions.wolfram.com/07.08.17.0010.01

Input Form

LegendreP[\[Nu], \[Mu], 2, z] == Subscript[\[ScriptCapitalC], n][\[Nu], \[Mu], z] LegendreP[\[Nu] - n, \[Mu], 2, z] - ((-n + \[Mu] + \[Nu])/(1 - n - \[Mu] + \[Nu])) Subscript[\[ScriptCapitalC], n - 1][\[Nu], \[Mu], z] LegendreP[\[Nu] - n - 1, \[Mu], 2, z] /; Subscript[\[ScriptCapitalC], 0][\[Nu], \[Mu], z] == 1 && Subscript[\[ScriptCapitalC], 1][\[Nu], \[Mu], z] == ((2 \[Nu] - 1) z)/(\[Nu] - \[Mu]) && Subscript[\[ScriptCapitalC], n][\[Nu], \[Mu], z] == ((z (-1 + 2 n - 2 \[Nu]))/(-1 + n + \[Mu] - \[Nu])) Subscript[\[ScriptCapitalC], n - 1][\[Nu], \[Mu], z] - ((1 - n + \[Mu] + \[Nu])/(2 - n - \[Mu] + \[Nu])) Subscript[\[ScriptCapitalC], n - 2][\[Nu], \[Mu], z] && Element[n, Integers] && n > 0

Standard Form

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MathML Form

<math xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML' mathematica:form='TraditionalForm' xmlns:mathematica='http://www.wolfram.com/XML/'> <semantics> <mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <msubsup> <semantics> <mi> P </mi> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox["P", LegendreP] </annotation> </semantics> <mi> ν </mi> <mi> μ </mi> </msubsup> <mo> ( </mo> <semantics> <mi> z </mi> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox["z", HoldComplete[LegendreP, 3]] </annotation> </semantics> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⩵ </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <msub> <mi> 𝒞 </mi> <mi> n </mi> </msub> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <msubsup> <semantics> <mi> P </mi> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox["P", LegendreP] </annotation> </semantics> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> n </mi> </mrow> <mi> μ </mi> </msubsup> <mo> ( </mo> <semantics> <mi> z </mi> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox["z", HoldComplete[LegendreP, 3]] </annotation> </semantics> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> n </mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> n </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> 𝒞 </mi> <mrow> <mi> n </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> </msub> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <msubsup> <semantics> <mi> P </mi> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox["P", LegendreP] </annotation> </semantics> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> n </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mi> μ </mi> </msubsup> <mo> ( </mo> <semantics> <mi> z </mi> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox["z", HoldComplete[LegendreP, 3]] </annotation> </semantics> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> /; </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <msub> <mi> 𝒞 </mi> <mn> 0 </mn> </msub> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⩵ </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ∧ </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <msub> <mi> 𝒞 </mi> <mn> 1 </mn> </msub> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⩵ </mo> <mfrac> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> μ </mi> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo> ∧ </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <msub> <mi> 𝒞 </mi> <mi> n </mi> </msub> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⩵ </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi> z </mi> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> n </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> n </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> 𝒞 </mi> <mrow> <mi> n </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> </msub> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> n </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> n </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> 𝒞 </mi> <mrow> <mi> n </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> </msub> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> μ </mi> <mo> , </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> ∧ </mo> <mrow> <mi> n </mi> <mo> ∈ </mo> <msup> <mi> ℕ </mi> <mo> + </mo> </msup> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <annotation-xml encoding='MathML-Content'> <apply> <ci> Condition </ci> <apply> <eq /> <apply> <ci> LegendreP </ci> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <cn type='integer'> 3 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <apply> <ci> Subscript </ci> <ci> 𝒞 </ci> <ci> n </ci> </apply> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <apply> <ci> LegendreP </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> n </ci> </apply> </apply> <ci> μ </ci> <cn type='integer'> 3 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> n </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> μ </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> n </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <apply> <ci> Subscript </ci> <ci> 𝒞 </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> n </ci> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <apply> <ci> LegendreP </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> n </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> <ci> μ </ci> <cn type='integer'> 3 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <and /> <apply> <eq /> <apply> <apply> <ci> Subscript </ci> <ci> 𝒞 </ci> <cn type='integer'> 0 </cn> </apply> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <apply> <eq /> <apply> <apply> <ci> Subscript </ci> <ci> 𝒞 </ci> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> <ci> z </ci> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> μ </ci> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <eq /> <apply> <apply> <ci> Subscript </ci> <ci> 𝒞 </ci> <ci> n </ci> </apply> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <times /> <ci> z </ci> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> n </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> n </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <apply> <ci> Subscript </ci> <ci> 𝒞 </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> n </ci> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> n </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> μ </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> n </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <apply> <ci> Subscript </ci> <ci> 𝒞 </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> n </ci> <cn type='integer'> -2 </cn> </apply> </apply> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> μ </ci> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <in /> <ci> n </ci> <apply> <ci> SuperPlus </ci> <ci> ℕ </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> </annotation-xml> </semantics> </math>

Rule Form

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Date Added to functions.wolfram.com (modification date)

2007-05-02

LegendreP[n,z]
LegendreP[nu,z]
LegendreP[nu,mu,z]
LegendreP[n,mu,2,z]
LegendreP[nu,mu,3,z]