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SphericalHarmonicY




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Integral representations > Integral representations of negative integer order





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] == (((-1)^m/(2^(n + 1) Sqrt[Pi])) E^(I m \[CurlyPhi]) Sqrt[(1 + 2 n)/((n - m)! (n + m)!)] (Cos[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2)^(m/2) Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^m D[(z + 1)^(n + m) (z - 1)^(n - m), {z, n}])/ (Cos[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^m (Cot[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2)^(m/2) (Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2)^(m/2)) /; z == Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29