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LegendreQ




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreQ[nu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==1





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Input Form





LegendreQ[n, z] == (1/2) (Log[1 + z] - Log[1 - z]) LegendreP[n, z] + Sum[((2 n - 4 k - 1)/((2 k + 1) (n - k))) LegendreP[n - 2 k - 1, z], {k, 0, Floor[(n - 1)/2]}] /; Element[n, Integers] && n >= 0








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29