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EllipticK

EllipticK[m]
gives the complete elliptic integral of the first kind K(m).
  • Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
  • EllipticK is given in terms of the incomplete elliptic integral of the first kind by .
  • EllipticK[m] has a branch cut discontinuity in the complex m plane running from 1 to infty.
  • For certain special arguments, EllipticK automatically evaluates to exact values.
  • EllipticK can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
Evaluate numerically for complex arguments:
Evaluate to high precision:
The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
Simple exact values are generated automatically:
EllipticK threads element-wise over lists:
Series expansions at branch points:
Find directional limits at branch cuts:
TraditionalForm formatting:
EllipticK can be applied to power series:
Small angle approximation to the period of a pendulum:
Plot the period versus the initial angle:
Vector potential due to a circular current flow, in cylindrical coordinates:
The components of the magnetic field:
Plot the magnitude of the magnetic field:
Resistance between the origin and the point {n,0,0} in an infinite 3D lattice of unit resistors:
Energy for the Onsager solution of the Ising model:
Plot of the specific heat:
Find the critical temperature:
Calculate a singular value:
This shows the branch cuts of the EllipticK function:
Numerically find a root of a transcendental equation:
Integrals:
Laplace transforms:
Solve a differential equation:
EllipticK is a particular case of various mathematical functions:
Machine-precision evaluation can result in numerically inaccurate answer near branch cuts:
The defining integral converges only under additional conditions:
Different argument conventions exist that result in modified results:
Probability that a random walker in a 3D cubic lattice returns to the origin:
Carry out a modeling run of 1000 walks and count how many return to the origin:
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