A formula also known as the Legendre addition theorem which is derived by finding Green's functions
for the spherical harmonic expansion and equating
them to the generating function for Legendre polynomials.
When
is defined by
|
(1)
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The Legendre polynomial of argument is given by
Another version of the formula can be given as
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(5)
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(O. Marichev, pers. comm., Jan. 15, 2008).
See also
Associated Legendre Polynomial,
Legendre Polynomial,
Spherical
Harmonic
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References
Arfken, G. "The Addition Theorem for Spherical Harmonics." §12.8 in Mathematical
Methods for Physicists, 3rd ed. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, pp. 693-695,
1985.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Spherical Harmonic Addition
Theorem
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Spherical Harmonic Addition Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalHarmonicAdditionTheorem.html
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