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SphericalHarmonicY




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Traditional Notation









Polynomials > SphericalHarmonicY[n,m,theta,phi] > Representations through more general functions > Through other functions > Involving some hypergeometric-type functions





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Input Form





SphericalHarmonicY[n, m, \[CurlyTheta], \[CurlyPhi]] == (Sqrt[(2 n + 1)/(4 Pi)] (Gamma[n + 1]/(Sqrt[Gamma[n - m + 1]] Sqrt[Gamma[n + m + 1]])) E^(I m \[CurlyPhi]) (Cos[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2)^(m/2) (Cot[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2)^(m/2) Tan[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^m JacobiP[n, -m, m, Cos[\[CurlyTheta]]])/ (Sin[\[CurlyTheta]/2]^2)^(m/2)








Standard Form





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Rule Form





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