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SphericalHarmonicY




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Representations through more general functions > Through hypergeometric functions > Involving 2F1





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] == (-1)^(n - m) (-1)^((m/2) (1 + Sign[m])) E^(I m \[CurlyPhi]) Sqrt[((2 n + 1)/Pi) ((n + Abs[m])!/(n - Abs[m])!)] (1/(2^(Abs[m] + 1) Abs[m]!)) Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^(2 n - 2 Abs[m]) (Sin[\[CurlyTheta]]^2)^(Abs[m]/2) Hypergeometric2F1[-n + Abs[m], -n, Abs[m] + 1, -Cot[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2]








Standard Form





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Rule Form





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2001-10-29