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Solid Harmonic


A surface harmonic of degree l which is premultiplied by a factor r^l. Confusingly, solid harmonics are also known as "spherical harmonics" (Whittaker and Watson 1990, p. 392).


See also

Spherical Harmonic, Surface Harmonic

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References

Byerly, W. E. An Elementary Treatise on Fourier's Series, and Spherical, Cylindrical, and Ellipsoidal Harmonics, with Applications to Problems in Mathematical Physics. New York: Dover, p. 198, 1959.Whittaker, E. T. and Watson, G. N. A Course in Modern Analysis, 4th ed. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1990.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Solid Harmonic." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SolidHarmonic.html

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