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XV.—Expansion of Functions in terms of Linear, Cylindric, Spherical, and Allied Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

P. Alexander
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The expansion of ϕ(x) in terms of Go(x), G1(x), G2(x), &c., connected by a given law. being of great importance in mathematico-physical investigation, every method of effecting this expansion must have some interest for scientists.

I therefore proceed to propose what I think to be a new method, in the hope that it may prove to be useful.

Many special expansions of this nature have been effected by Fourier, Legendre, and others.

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Research Article
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , April 1888 , pp. 313 - 320
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1888

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page 316 note * In the proof of (11) it has been assumed that gm is less than gn. The same may be proved for gm greater than gn by expanding (δ + gn)−1 in the reverse order.

page 319 note * Since writing this I have proved that if

but I find that Sturm and Liouville have anticipated me (Liouville's, Journal de Mathématiques, vol. i., 1836)Google Scholar.