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LegendreQ






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Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreQ[nu,mu,2,z] > General characteristics > Branch cuts > With respect to z





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Limit[LegendreQ[\[Nu], \[Mu], 2, x - I \[Epsilon]], \[Epsilon] -> Plus[0]] == (-(1/2)) I Pi (3 Cos[Pi \[Nu]] + Cos[Pi (2 \[Mu] + \[Nu])]) LegendreP[\[Nu], \[Mu], 2, -x] + 2 I Cos[Pi \[Mu]] Sin[Pi (\[Mu] + \[Nu])] LegendreQ[\[Nu], \[Mu], 2, -x] + I Pi Cos[Pi \[Mu]] LegendreP[\[Nu], \[Mu], 2, x] + LegendreQ[\[Nu], \[Mu], 2, x]/E^(I Pi \[Mu]) /; x < -1










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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