Coulomb Green's function and an addition formula for the Whittaker functions
Abstract
A series of the form is evaluated explicitly where are suitable complex coefficients, and are the Whittaker functions, are the Legendre polynomials, are radial variables, is an angle and is a complex parameter. The sum depends, as far as the radial variables and the angle are concerned, on their combinations and . This addition formula generalizes in some respect Gegenbauer's Addition Theorem and follows rather straightforwardly from some already known results, particularly from Hostler's formula for Coulomb Green's function. In addition, several complementary summation formulas are derived. They suggest that a further extension of this addition formula may be possible.
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@article{arxiv.2403.03749,
title = {Coulomb Green's function and an addition formula for the Whittaker functions},
author = {Pavel Šťovíček},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.03749},
year = {2024}
}
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