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A relationship between partial derivatives of the associated Legendre function of the first kind with respect to its degree, $[\partial P_{\nu}^{m}(z)/\partial\nu]_{\nu=n}$, and to its order, $[\partial P_{n}^{\mu}(z)/\partial\mu]_{\mu=m}$,…
The derivative of the associated Legendre function of the first kind of integer degree with respect to its order, $\partial P_{n}^{\mu}(z)/\partial\mu$, is studied. After deriving and investigating general formulas for $\mu$ arbitrary…
In this work we study the associated Legendre functions of the second kind with a purely imaginary argument $Q^k_\ell(\mathbb{i}\, x)$. We derive the conditions under which they provide a set of square integrable functions when $x \in…
We describe a method for the numerical evaluation of normalized versions of the associated Legendre functions $P_\nu^{-\mu}$ and $Q_\nu^{-\mu}$ of degrees $0 \leq \nu \leq 1,000,000$ and orders $-\nu \leq \mu \leq \nu$ on the interval…
We consider the problem of computing satisfactory pairs of solutions of the differential equation for Legendre functions of non-negative integer order $\mu$ and degree $-\frac12+i\tau$, where $\tau$ is a non-negative real parameter.…
We provide closed-form expressions for the degree-derivatives $[\partial^{2}P_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu^{2}]_{\nu=n}$ and $[\partial Q_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu]_{\nu=n}$, with $z\in\mathbb{C}$ and $n\in\mathbb{N}_{0}$, where $P_{\nu}(z)$ and…
Trigonometric formulas are derived for certain families of associated Legendre functions of fractional degree and order, for use in approximation theory. These functions are algebraic, and when viewed as Gauss hypergeometric functions,…
Most of the special functions of mathematical physics are connected with the representation of Lie groups. The action of elements $D$ of the associated Lie algebras as linear differential operators gives relations among the functions in a…
For integral representations of associated Legendre functions in terms of modified Bessel functions, we establish justification for differentiation under the integral sign with respect to parameters. With this justification, derivatives for…
We have derived some new results for the Mellin transform formulas, as well as for the Gauss hypergeometric function. Also, we have found the connection between the Legendre functions of the second kind. Some of the results obtained we used…
Conical functions appear in a large number of applications in physics and engineering. In this paper we describe an extension of our module CONICAL for the computation of conical functions. Specifically, the module includes now a routine…
We derive explicit expressions for the parameter derivatives $[\partial^{2}P_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu^{2}]_{\nu=0}$ and $[\partial^{3}P_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu^{3}]_{\nu=0}$, where $P_{\nu}(z)$ is the Legendre function of the first kind. It is…
Li et al. give an integral formula for the Catalan-Qi number of the second kind. They show that this integral can be written as a summation with double factorials. In this paper the integral is reduced to a product of the Catalan number and…
We use the recent findings of Cohl [arXiv:1105.2735] and evaluate two integrals involving the Gegenbauer polynomials: $\int_{-1}^{x}\mathrm{d}t\:(1-t^{2})^{\lambda-1/2}(x-t)^{-\kappa-1/2}C_{n}^{\lambda}(t)$ and…
We define a number of related combinatorial objects, each of which possesses a surprising symmetry. We include several applications such as a combinatorial explanation for certain fixed points of the involution $\omega$ on the ring of…
Discrete analogs of the classical Mehler-Fock transforms are introduced and investigated. It involves series with the associated Legendre function $P^\mu_{in-1/2}(x), x > 1,\ {\rm Re} \mu < 1/2, \ n \in \mathbb{N}, i $ is the imaginary…
A closed-form formula is derived for the generalized Clebsch-Gordan integral $ \int_{-1}^1 {[}P_{\nu}(x){]}^2P_{\nu}(-x)\D x$, with $ P_\nu$ being the Legendre function of arbitrary complex degree $ \nu\in\mathbb C$. The finite Hilbert…
The definite integrals $ \int_{-1}^1(1-x^2)^{(\nu-1)/2}[P_\nu(x)]^3\D x$, $ \int_{-1}^1(1-x^2)^{(\nu-1)/2}[P_\nu(x)]^2P_{\nu}(-x)\D x$, $\int_{-1}^1x(1-x^2)^{(\nu-1)/2}[P_{\nu+1}(x)]^3\D x $ and…
Asymptotic expansions are derived for associated Legendre functions of degree $\nu$ and order $\mu$, where one or the other of the parameters is large. The expansions are uniformly valid for unbounded real and complex values of the argument…
The suggested approach is based on a known representation of Dirichlet $L$-functions via the incomplete gamma functions. Some properties of the Taylor coefficients of the lower incomplete gamma function at infinity seem to be new.…