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SphericalHarmonicY






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









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





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] == ((((-1)^m 2^(n - 1))/Pi) Sqrt[((2 n + 1) (n - m)!)/(n + m)!] E^(I \[CurlyPhi] m) (Sin[\[CurlyTheta]]^2)^(m/2) Sum[(((-1)^k Gamma[n - k + 1/2])/(2^(2 k) (k! Gamma[n - m - 2 k + 1]))) Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]^(n - 2 k), {k, 0, Floor[n/2]}])/ Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]^m /; 0 <= m <= n










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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