DLMF:18.10.E2

MaRDI QIDQ6323 Digital Library of Mathematical Functions ID18.10.E2

• Label: DLMF:18.10.E2

${\displaystyle{\displaystyle P_{n}\left(\cos\theta\right)=\frac{2^{\frac{1}{2}}}{\pi}\int_{0}^{\theta}\frac{\cos\left((n+\tfrac{1}{2})\phi\right)}{(\cos\phi-\cos\theta)^{\frac{1}{2}}}\mathrm{d}\phi,}}$

Constraint(s)

${\displaystyle{\displaystyle 0<\theta<\pi}}$

Symbols List

• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle P_{\NVar{n}}\left(\NVar{x}\right)}}$: Legendre polynomial
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\pi}}$: the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\cos\NVar{z}}}$: cosine function
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\mathrm{d}\NVar{x}}}$: differential of x
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle\int}}$: integral
• ${\displaystyle{\displaystyle n}}$: nonnegative integer
 

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