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LegendreQ




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreQ[nu,z] > Representations through more general functions > Through hypergeometric functions > Involving 2F1





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Input Form





LegendreQ[\[Nu], z] == Pi^(1/2) (((Cos[(Pi \[Nu])/2] Gamma[1 + \[Nu]/2])/Gamma[(1 + \[Nu])/2]) z Hypergeometric2F1[(1 - \[Nu])/2, \[Nu]/2 + 1, 3/2, z^2] - ((Sin[(Pi \[Nu])/2] Gamma[(1 + \[Nu])/2])/(2 Gamma[\[Nu]/2 + 1])) Hypergeometric2F1[-(\[Nu]/2), (1 + \[Nu])/2, 1/2, z^2])








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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