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Zbl pre05571791
Szmytkowski, Radosław
On the derivative of the associated Legendre function of the first kind of integer degree with respect to its order (with applications to the construction of the associated Legendre function of the second kind of integer degree and order). (English)
[J] J. Math. Chem. 46, No. 1, 231-260 (2009). ISSN 0259-9791; ISSN 1572-8897/e

Summary: 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 complex, a detailed discussion of ${[\partial P_{n}^{\mu}(z)/\partial\mu]_{\mu=\pm m}}$, where $m$ is a non-negative integer, is carried out. The results are applied to obtain several explicit expressions for the associated Legendre function of the second kind of integer degree and order, ${Q_{n}^{\pm m}(z)}$. In particular, we arrive at formulas which generalize to the case of ${Q_{n}^{\pm m}(z)} (0 \leq m \leq n)$ the well-known Christoffel's representation of the Legendre function of the second kind, $Q _{n }(z)$. The derivatives ${{[\partial^{2} P_{n}^{\mu}(z)/\partial\mu^{2}]_{\mu=m}},{[\partial Q_{n}^{\mu}(z)/\partial\mu]_{\mu=m}}}$ and ${[\partial Q_{-n-1}^{\mu}(z)/\partial\mu]_{\mu=m}}$, all with $m > n$, are also evaluated.

MSC 2000:: *92E99 Appl. of mathematics to chemistry

Keywords: Legendre functions; parameter derivative; special functions

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