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variants of this functions
SphericalHarmonicY




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Specific values > Specialized values > For fixed n, m, phi





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, -(Pi/2), \[CurlyPhi]] == (Mod[n + m + 1, 2]/2) (-1)^((n + m)/2) E^(I m \[CurlyPhi]) Sqrt[((2 n + 1)/Pi) ((n + m - 1)!!/(n + m)!!) ((n - m - 1)!!/(n - m)!!)]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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