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Rodrigues Formula and Lengendary's Polynomial

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Legendres Polynomial and

Rodrigues Formula

By Debanjani Das
Mtech 1st year
Chemical Engg.
RA1512012010005
Legendres Polynomial
The second order eqn is given by,

-(1)

Is known as Legendres polynomial.


Obtain series solution of Legendre's polynomials.
Let -(2)

be the required solution of (1)


By method of Frobenius,

Substitute y and y in (1)


Coefficient of

Therefore,
Coefficient of
Case(i): a

When m=0
Case (ii):
When m=1
Observe that the solution we get when m=1 is
same as y2 .Therefore, it is not an independent
solution.
Assume n is a +ve integer in y1 and substitute
In general, we can write,

Pn(x) is Legendres Polynomial of first order & we


observe that Pn(x)is a Polynomial of degree n
that contains only even or odd powers of x
according as n is even or odd.
Substitute
;n is even

;n is odd
General form,

;if n is even

;if n is odd
Express in terms of Legendres
polynomial.

Substituting the values in the eqn,we get


Generating Function for Pn(x)
To that the coefficient of tn is equal to Pn(x). Proof
that,
Coefficient of tn in the above expansion
Result 1:

Putting x=1

Thus,
Result 2: =

Putting x=-1

Thus
=
Rodrigues Formula

Rodrigues formula for


Legendre polynomialsis given by:
Leibnitz nth time differential rule is given by,

Theorem:
Let

-(1)

Differentiating (1) (n+1)times using Leibnitz


theorem, consider
Consider

Consider

After simplification,
Take

Multiply by -1

which is legendres eqn. & the solution is given by


Putting x=1

Thus
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