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MultiUFunc

`scipy.special._multiufuncs:sph_legendre_p`

source: build-install/usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/scipy/special/_multiufuncs.py

Signature

def sph_legendre_p(n, m, theta, *, diff_n = 0)

Summary

Spherical Legendre polynomial of the first kind.

Parameters

n : array_like of ints: Degree of the spherical Legendre polynomial. Must have n >= 0.
m : array_like of ints: Order of the spherical Legendre polynomial.
theta : array_like: Input value.
diff_n : int, optional: A non-negative integer. Compute and return all derivatives up to order diff_n. Default is 0.

Returns

: ndarray or tuple of ndarray: Spherical Legendre polynomial with diff_n derivatives.

Notes

The spherical counterpart of an (unnormalized) associated Legendre polynomial has the additional factor

\frac{( 2 n + 1 ) ( n - m )!}{4 π ( n + m )!}

It is the same as the spherical harmonic $Y_{n}^{m} (θ, ϕ)$ with $ϕ = 0$ .

Aliases

scipy.special.sph_legendre_p

Referenced by

This package

release:1.15.0-notes