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On Some Integrals Over the Product of Three Legendre Functions

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2014-10-30 v2

Abstract

The definite integrals 11(1x2)(ν1)/2[Pν(x)]3\Dx \int_{-1}^1(1-x^2)^{(\nu-1)/2}[P_\nu(x)]^3\D x, 11(1x2)(ν1)/2[Pν(x)]2Pν(x)\Dx \int_{-1}^1(1-x^2)^{(\nu-1)/2}[P_\nu(x)]^2P_{\nu}(-x)\D x, 11x(1x2)(ν1)/2[Pν+1(x)]3\Dx\int_{-1}^1x(1-x^2)^{(\nu-1)/2}[P_{\nu+1}(x)]^3\D x and 11x(1x2)(ν1)/2[Pν+1(x)]2Pν+1(x)\Dx\int_{-1}^1x(1-x^2)^{(\nu-1)/2}[P_{\nu+1}(x)]^2P_{\nu+1}(-x)\D x are evaluated in closed form, where PνP_\nu is the Legendre function of degree ν\nu, and Rν>1 \R\nu>-1. Special cases of these formulae are related to certain integrals over elliptic integrals that have arithmetic interest.

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@article{arxiv.1304.1606,
  title  = {On Some Integrals Over the Product of Three Legendre Functions},
  author = {Yajun Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.1606},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

Revised according to referee's report, 9 pages