Legendre rational functions
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In mathematics
the Legendre rational functions are a sequence of functions which are both rational and orthogonal
. A rational Legendre function of degree n is defined as:
where is a Legendre polynomial. These functions are eigenfunctions of the singular Sturm-Liouville problem:
with eigenvalues
and
and
where is the Kronecker delta function.
Mathematics
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the Legendre rational functions are a sequence of functions which are both rational and orthogonal
Orthogonal functions
In mathematics, two functions f and g are called orthogonal if their inner product \langle f,g\rangle is zero for f ≠ g. Whether or not two particular functions are orthogonal depends on how their inner product has been defined. A typical definition of an inner product for functions is...
. A rational Legendre function of degree n is defined as:
where is a Legendre polynomial. These functions are eigenfunctions of the singular Sturm-Liouville problem:
with eigenvalues
Properties
Many properties can be derived from the properties of the Legendre polynomials of the first kind. Other properties are unique to the functions themselves.Recursion
and
Limiting behavior
It can be shown thatand
Orthogonality
where is the Kronecker delta function.