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In
mathematics, Ferrers functions are certain
special functions defined in terms of
hypergeometric functions.
[1]
They are named after
Norman Macleod Ferrers[
citation needed].
Definitions
When the order μ and the degree ν are real and x ∈ (-1,1)
- Ferrers function of the first kind
- Ferrers function of the second kind
See also
References
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Olver, Frank W. J.; Lozier, Daniel M.; Boisvert, Ronald F.; Clark, Charles W., eds. (2010),
"Ferrers Function",
NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Cambridge University Press,
ISBN
978-0-521-19225-5,
MR
2723248.