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LegendreP




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Polynomials > LegendreP[n,mu,2,z] > Representations through more general functions > Through hypergeometric functions > Involving 2F1





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Input Form





LegendreP[n, \[Mu], 2, z] == (2^\[Mu] Sqrt[Pi] ((-((2 z)/(Gamma[(1/2) (-\[Mu] - n)] Gamma[(1/2) (1 - \[Mu] + n)]))) Hypergeometric2F1[(1/2) (1 - \[Mu] - n), (1/2) (2 - \[Mu] + n), 3/2, z^2] + (1/(Gamma[(1/2) (1 - \[Mu] - n)] Gamma[(1/2) (2 - \[Mu] + n)])) Hypergeometric2F1[(1/2) (1 - \[Mu] + n), (-(1/2)) (\[Mu] + n), 1/2, z^2]))/(1 - z^2)^(\[Mu]/2)








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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