Assosiated Legendre function of the second kind of type 2: Series representations (formula 07.11.06.0036)

LegendreQ

$Mathematica Notation$

Hypergeometric Functions

LegendreQ[nu,mu,2,z]

Series representations

Generalized power series

Expansions at z==infinity

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Input Form

LegendreQ[\[Nu], m, 2, z] == (2^(-\[Nu] - 2)/(Sqrt[Pi] Gamma[-m - \[Nu]] Gamma[1 - m + \[Nu]])) (z - 1)^(-\[Nu] - 1) ((1 + z)^(m/2)/(1 - z)^(m/2)) (2^(2 \[Nu] + 1) Gamma[-m - \[Nu]] Gamma[1/2 + \[Nu]] (z - 1)^(2 \[Nu] + 1) (Log[1 + z] - Log[-z - 1]) Sum[((Pochhammer[-\[Nu], k] Pochhammer[m - \[Nu], k])/ (Pochhammer[-2 \[Nu], k] k!)) (2/(1 - z))^k, {k, 0, Infinity}] + Gamma[-(1/2) - \[Nu]] Gamma[1 - m + \[Nu]] (2 Pi Cot[Pi \[Nu]] + Log[1 + z] - Log[-z - 1]) Sum[((Pochhammer[1 + \[Nu], k] Pochhammer[1 + m + \[Nu], k])/ (Pochhammer[2 + 2 \[Nu], k] k!)) (2/(1 - z))^k, {k, 0, Infinity}]) /; Abs[(1 - z)/2] > 1 && Element[m, Integers] && m >= 0

Standard Form

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MathML Form

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<mo> ⁢ </mo> <msup> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> z </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> </msup> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mfrac> <msup> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mn> 1 </mn> <mo> + </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> m </mi> <mo> / </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> </msup> <msup> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mn> 1 </mn> <mo> - </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <mi> m </mi> <mo> / </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> </msup> </mfrac> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <msup> <mn> 2 </mn> <mrow> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> </msup> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mi> Γ </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> m </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mi> Γ </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mfrac> <mn> 1 </mn> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mi> log </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mn> 1 </mn> <mo> + </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mrow> <mi> log </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mtext> </mtext> <msup> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> z </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> </msup> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <munderover> <mo> ∑ </mo> <mrow> <mi> k </mi> <mo> = </mo> <mn> 0 </mn> </mrow> <mi> ∞ </mi> </munderover> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <semantics> <msub> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msub> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox[SubscriptBox[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List["-", "\[Nu]"]], ")"]], "k"], Pochhammer] </annotation> </semantics> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <semantics> <msub> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> m </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msub> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox[SubscriptBox[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List["m", "-", "\[Nu]"]], ")"]], "k"], Pochhammer] </annotation> </semantics> <mtext> </mtext> </mrow> <mrow> <semantics> <msub> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msub> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox[SubscriptBox[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["-", "2"]], " ", "\[Nu]"]], ")"]], "k"], Pochhammer] </annotation> </semantics> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mi> k </mi> <mo> ! </mo> </mrow> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <msup> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mfrac> <mn> 2 </mn> <mrow> <mn> 1 </mn> <mo> - </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msup> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <mtext> </mtext> <mo> + </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mi> Γ </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mfrac> <mn> 1 </mn> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mi> Γ </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> - </mo> <mi> m </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> π </mi> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mi> cot </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> π </mi> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> + </mo> <mrow> <mi> log </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mn> 1 </mn> <mo> + </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mrow> <mi> log </mi> <mo> ⁡ </mo> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mo> - </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <munderover> <mo> ∑ </mo> <mrow> <mi> k </mi> <mo> = </mo> <mn> 0 </mn> </mrow> <mi> ∞ </mi> </munderover> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <semantics> <msub> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msub> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox[SubscriptBox[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List["\[Nu]", "+", "1"]], ")"]], "k"], Pochhammer] </annotation> </semantics> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <semantics> <msub> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mi> m </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mi> ν </mi> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msub> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox[SubscriptBox[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List["m", "+", "\[Nu]", "+", "1"]], ")"]], "k"], Pochhammer] </annotation> </semantics> </mrow> <mrow> <semantics> <msub> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mi> ν </mi> </mrow> <mo> + </mo> <mn> 2 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msub> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> TagBox[SubscriptBox[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["2", " ", "\[Nu]"]], "+", "2"]], ")"]], "k"], Pochhammer] </annotation> </semantics> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <mrow> <mi> k </mi> <mo> ! </mo> </mrow> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ⁢ </mo> <msup> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mfrac> <mn> 2 </mn> <mrow> <mn> 1 </mn> <mo> - </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> </mfrac> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mi> k </mi> </msup> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <mtext> </mtext> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> /; </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <semantics> <mo> ❘ </mo> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> "\[LeftBracketingBar]" </annotation> </semantics> <mfrac> <mrow> <mn> 1 </mn> <mo> - </mo> <mi> z </mi> </mrow> <mn> 2 </mn> </mfrac> <semantics> <mo> ❘ </mo> <annotation encoding='Mathematica'> "\[RightBracketingBar]" </annotation> </semantics> </mrow> <mo> > </mo> <mn> 1 </mn> </mrow> <mo> ∧ </mo> <mrow> <mi> m </mi> <mo> ∈ </mo> <mi> ℕ </mi> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <annotation-xml encoding='MathML-Content'> <apply> <ci> Condition </ci> <apply> <eq /> <apply> <ci> LegendreQ </ci> <ci> ν </ci> <ci> m </ci> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -2 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <power /> <pi /> <cn type='rational'> 1 <sep /> 2 </cn> </apply> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> m </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> m </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> z </ci> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <times /> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <ci> m </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <times /> <ci> m </ci> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> m </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <cn type='rational'> 1 <sep /> 2 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <ln /> <apply> <plus /> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <apply> <ln /> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <ci> z </ci> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <sum /> <bvar> <ci> k </ci> </bvar> <lowlimit> <cn type='integer'> 0 </cn> </lowlimit> <uplimit> <infinity /> </uplimit> <apply> <times /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <ci> Pochhammer </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> <apply> <ci> Pochhammer </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> m </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <ci> Pochhammer </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -2 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> <apply> <factorial /> <ci> k </ci> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <times /> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <cn type='rational'> 1 <sep /> 2 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <ci> Gamma </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> m </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <pi /> <apply> <cot /> <apply> <times /> <pi /> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <ln /> <apply> <plus /> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <apply> <ln /> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <sum /> <bvar> <ci> k </ci> </bvar> <lowlimit> <cn type='integer'> 0 </cn> </lowlimit> <uplimit> <infinity /> </uplimit> <apply> <times /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <ci> Pochhammer </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> ν </ci> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> <apply> <ci> Pochhammer </ci> <apply> <plus /> <ci> m </ci> <ci> ν </ci> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <ci> Pochhammer </ci> <apply> <plus /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <ci> ν </ci> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> <apply> <factorial /> <ci> k </ci> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <apply> <power /> <apply> <plus /> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> <ci> k </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> </apply> <apply> <and /> <apply> <gt /> <apply> <abs /> <apply> <times /> <apply> <plus /> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> <apply> <times /> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> <ci> z </ci> </apply> </apply> <apply> <power /> <cn type='integer'> 2 </cn> <cn type='integer'> -1 </cn> </apply> </apply> </apply> <cn type='integer'> 1 </cn> </apply> <apply> <in /> <ci> m </ci> <ci> ℕ </ci> </apply> </apply> </apply> </annotation-xml> </semantics> </math>

Rule Form

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

2001-10-29

LegendreQ[nu,z]
LegendreQ[nu,mu,z]
LegendreQ[nu,mu,3,z]