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EllipticK
EllipticK
[
m
]
gives the complete elliptic integral of the first kind
.
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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
to
.
For certain special arguments,
EllipticK
automatically evaluates to exact values.
EllipticK
can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
EllipticK
automatically threads over lists.
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Scope
(7)
Generalizations & Extensions
(1)
Applications
(5)
Properties & Relations
(6)
Possible Issues
(3)
Neat Examples
(1)
SEE ALSO
EllipticF
EllipticE
EllipticPi
JacobiZeta
EllipticNomeQ
ArithmeticGeometricMean
TUTORIALS
Elliptic Integrals and Elliptic Functions
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