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<B>LEGENDREP</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The binary <em>LegendreP</em> operator computes the nth Legendre 
Polynomial which is 
a special case of the nth Jacobi Polynomial with 
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LegendreP(n,x) := JacobiP(n,0,0,x) 
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The ternary form returns the associated Legendre Polynomial (see below). 
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<em>LegendreP</em>(&lt;integer&gt;,&lt;expression&gt;) or 
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<em>LegendreP</em>(&lt;integer&gt;,&lt;expression&gt;,&lt;expression&gt;) 
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LegendreP(3,xx); 

          2
  xx*(5*xx   - 3)
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LegendreP(3,2,xx); 

              2
  15*xx*( - xx   + 1)

</TT></PRE><P>The ternary form of the operator <em>LegendreP</em> is the associa
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Legendre Polynomial defined as 
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P(n,m,x) = (-1)**m * (1-x**2)**(m/2) * df(LegendreP(n,x),x,m) 
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