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EllipticPi

EllipticPi[n, m]
gives the complete elliptic integral of the third kind CapitalPi(nVerticalSeparatorm).
EllipticPi[n, Phi, m]
gives the incomplete elliptic integral CapitalPi(n;PhiVerticalSeparatorm).
  • Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
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  • For certain special arguments, EllipticPi automatically evaluates to exact values.
  • EllipticPi can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
Evaluate numerically:
Evaluate for complex arguments:
Evaluate to high precision:
The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
Simple exact values are generated automatically:
EllipticPi threads element-wise over lists:
TraditionalForm formatting:
EllipticPi can be applied to power series:
Carry out an elliptic integral:
Definition of the solid angle subtended by a disk (for instance a detector, a road sign) at the origin in the x,y-plane from a point {rho,0,h}:
Closed form result for the solid angle:
Numerical comparison:
Plot the solid angle as a function of horizontal distance and height:
This calculates the classical action for a relativistic 3D oscillator:
The action can be expressed using EllipticPi (for brevity, occurring roots are abbreviated):
A conformal map:
Visualize the image of lines of constant real and imaginary parts:
Expand special cases using assumptions:
This shows the branch cuts of the EllipticPi function:
Numerically find a root of a transcendental equation:
Integrals:
Limits at branch cuts can be wrong:
The defining integral converges only under additional conditions:
Different argument conventions exist that result in modified results:
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