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LegendreP




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > LegendreP[n,z] > Summation > Infinite summation





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Input Form





Sum[((Pochhammer[\[Gamma], n] Pochhammer[1 - \[Gamma], n])/n!^2) LegendreP[n, z] w^n, {n, 0, Infinity}] == Hypergeometric2F1[\[Gamma], 1 - \[Gamma], 1, (1 - Sqrt[w^2 - 2 w z + 1] - w)/2] Hypergeometric2F1[\[Gamma], 1 - \[Gamma], 1, (1 - Sqrt[w^2 - 2 w z + 1] + w)/2] /; -1 < z < 1 && Abs[w] < 1








Standard Form





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Rule Form





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