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SphericalHarmonicY

SphericalHarmonicY[l, m, Theta, Phi]
gives the spherical harmonic .
  • Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
  • The spherical harmonics are orthonormal with respect to integration over the surface of the unit sphere.
  • For l≥0, where is the associated Legendre function.
  • For l≤-1, .
  • For certain special arguments, SphericalHarmonicY automatically evaluates to exact values.
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