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The Legendre polynomials were first introduced in 1782 by Adrien-Marie Legendre [3] as the coefficients in the expansion of the Newtonian potential | ′ | = + ′ ′ = = ′ + (), where r and r′ are the lengths of the vectors x and x′ respectively and γ is the angle between those two vectors.
The general Legendre equation reads ″ ′ + [(+)] =, where the numbers λ and μ may be complex, and are called the degree and order of the relevant function, respectively. . The polynomial solutions when λ is an integer (denoted n), and μ = 0 are the Legendre polynomials P n; and when λ is an integer (denoted n), and μ = m is also an integer with | m | < n are the associated Legendre ...
The Legendre polynomials are closely related to hypergeometric series. In the form of spherical harmonics, they express the symmetry of the two-sphere under the action of the Lie group SO(3). There are many other Lie groups besides SO(3), and analogous generalizations of the Legendre polynomials exist to express the symmetries of semi-simple ...
In mathematics, Rodrigues' formula (formerly called the Ivory–Jacobi formula) generates the Legendre polynomials. It was independently introduced by Olinde Rodrigues , Sir James Ivory and Carl Gustav Jacobi .
For integrating f over [,] with Gauss–Legendre quadrature, the associated orthogonal polynomials are Legendre polynomials, denoted by P n (x). With the n-th polynomial normalized so that P n (1) = 1, the i-th Gauss node, x i, is the i-th root of P n and the weights are given by the formula [5]
Plot of the Legendre rational functions for n=0,1,2 and 3 for x between 0.01 and 100. In mathematics, the Legendre rational functions are a sequence of orthogonal functions on [0, ∞). They are obtained by composing the Cayley transform with Legendre polynomials.
In mathematics, Legendre's formula gives an expression for the exponent of the largest power of a prime p that divides the factorial n!. It is named after Adrien-Marie Legendre . It is also sometimes known as de Polignac's formula , after Alphonse de Polignac .
Adrien-Marie Legendre (/ l ə ˈ ʒ ɑː n d ər,-ˈ ʒ ɑː n d /; [3] French: [adʁiɛ̃ maʁi ləʒɑ̃dʁ]; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics. Well-known and important concepts such as the Legendre polynomials and Legendre transformation are named after him.