In summary, the request is for assistance with an example of Rodrigues' formula as presented in the book "Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering" (3rd edition) by Riley, Hobson, and Bence. The focus is likely on understanding the application and derivation of the formula within the context of mathematical methods relevant to physics and engineering.
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vgarg
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Can someone please show/explain to me the steps between the 2 circled formulas on the attached page #582 from Riley, Hobson, Bence - Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering 3rd edition.
We can write the recurrence relation as [itex]K_l = \frac{2l}{2l+1} K_{l-1}[/itex].
We get the formula on the left-hand side when we substitute [itex]K_{l-1}[/itex] with [itex]K_{l-1} = \frac{2l-1}{2(l-1)+1} K_{l-1-1}[/itex].
We can repeat this process until we get to [itex]l = 1[/itex] and [itex]K_0[/itex] (because of the assumption just below the grey box).
The part most on the right of the circle below is a compact way to write this product.
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vgarg
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Thank you!
Could you please explain where does the 2nd ## 2^l l! ## term in ## 2^l l! \frac{2^l l!}{(2l+1)!} 2 ## in the lower circle come from? It has two ## 2^l l! ## terms in the numerator.
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dirichlet
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I don't know exactly how they arrive at that expression, but it could be due to some conversion that is related to the double factorial.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_factorial
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vgarg
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Thank you!
Can someone else please try to explain this to me?