shifted Legendre Polynomials #
In this file, we define the shifted Legendre polynomials shiftedLegendre n for n : ℕ as a
polynomial in ℤ[X]. We prove some basic properties of the Legendre polynomials.
factorial_mul_shiftedLegendre_eq: The analogue of Rodrigues' formula for the shifted Legendre polynomials;shiftedLegendre_eval_symm: The values of the shifted Legendre polynomial atxand1 - xdiffer by a factor(-1)ⁿ.
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shifted Legendre polynomials, derivative
shiftedLegendre n is an integer polynomial for each n : ℕ, defined by:
Pₙ(x) = ∑ k ∈ Finset.range (n + 1), (-1)ᵏ * choose n k * choose (n + k) n * xᵏ
These polynomials appear in combinatorics and the theory of orthogonal polynomials.
Equations
- Polynomial.shiftedLegendre n = ∑ k ∈ Finset.range (n + 1), Polynomial.C ((-1) ^ k * ↑(n.choose k) * ↑((n + k).choose n)) * Polynomial.X ^ k
Instances For
The shifted Legendre polynomial multiplied by a factorial equals the higher-order derivative of
the combinatorial function X ^ n * (1 - X) ^ n. This is the analogue of Rodrigues' formula for
the shifted Legendre polynomials.
The degree of shiftedLegendre n is n.
The values of the Legendre polynomial at x and 1 - x differ by a factor (-1)ⁿ.