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Multi-integral representations for Jacobi functions of the first and second kind

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2023-08-29 v1

Abstract

One may consider the generalization of Jacobi polynomials and the Jacobi function of the second kind to a general function where the index is allowed to be a complex number instead of a non-negative integer. These functions are referred to as Jacobi functions. In a similar fashion as associated Legendre functions, these break into two categories, functions which are analytically continued from the real line segment (1,1)(-1,1) and those continued from the real ray (1,)(1, \infty). Using properties of Gauss hypergeometric functions, we derive multi-derivative and multi-integral representations for the Jacobi functions of the first and second kind.

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@article{arxiv.2308.13652,
  title  = {Multi-integral representations for Jacobi functions of the first and second kind},
  author = {Howard S. Cohl and Roberto S. Costas-Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.13652},
  year   = {2023}
}
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