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convert/Legendre

convert special functions admitting 2F1 hypergeometric representation into Legendre functions

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

convert(expr, Legendre)

Parameters

expr

-

Maple expression, equation, or a set or list of them

Description

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convert/Legendre converts, when possible, special functions admitting a 2F1 hypergeometric representation into Legendre functions. The Legendre functions are

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FunctionAdvisor( Legendre );

The 2 functions in the "Legendre" class are:

LegendreP,LegendreQ

(1)

Examples

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arccoth⁡z

arccoth⁡z

(2)
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convert⁡,Legendre

LegendreQ⁡0,1z+π⁢−z−122⁢z−1

(3)
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z+112⁢bz−112⁢b⁢Γ⁡a+1Γ⁡1−b+a⁢JacobiP⁡a,−b,b,z

z+1b2⁢Γ⁡a+1⁢JacobiP⁡a,−b,b,zz−1b2⁢Γ⁡1−b+a

(4)
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convert⁡,Legendre

Γ⁡a+1⁢a−b−b⁢Γ⁡−b+1⁢LegendreP⁡a,b,zΓ⁡1−b+a

(5)
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MeijerG⁡−12⁢a−12⁢b,12−12⁢a−12⁢b,,0,−12−a,−1z2

MeijerG⁡−a2−b2,12−a2−b2,,0,−12−a,−1z2

(6)
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convert⁡,Legendre

2⁢z1+a+b⁢LegendreQ⁡a,b,z2b⁢z−1b2⁢z+1b2⁢ⅇI⁢b⁢π

(7)

When converting to a function class, for example, Legendre, it is possible to request additional conversion rules to be performed. For instance, compare these two different outputs:

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GegenbauerC⁡a,12,z

GegenbauerC⁡a,12,z

(8)
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convert⁡,Legendre

LegendreP⁡a,z

(9)
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convert⁡,Legendre,raise a

3+2⁢a⁢z⁢LegendreP⁡a+1,za+1−a+2⁢LegendreP⁡a+2,za+1

(10)

See Also

convert

convert/to_special_function

FunctionAdvisor