Spherical Harmonics in p Dimensions

May, 2012
95 pages
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Abstract: (arXiv)
The authors prepared this booklet in order to make several useful topics from the theory of special functions, in particular the spherical harmonics and Legendre polynomials for any dimension, available to undergraduates studying physics or mathematics. With this audience in mind, nearly all details of the calculations and proofs are written out, and extensive background material is covered before beginning the main subject matter. The reader is assumed to have knowledge of multivariable calculus and linear algebra as well as some level of comfort with reading proofs.
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  • 95 pages total; can be used as a supplement to any traditional book on special functions
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