SpheroidalPSPrime[n,m,γ,z]
gives the derivative with respect to
of the angular spheroidal function
of the first kind.
SpheroidalPSPrime
SpheroidalPSPrime[n,m,γ,z]
gives the derivative with respect to
of the angular spheroidal function
of the first kind.
Details
- Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
- SpheroidalPSPrime[n,m,a,γ,z] uses spheroidal functions of type
. The types are specified as for SpheroidalPS. - For certain special arguments, SpheroidalPSPrime automatically evaluates to exact values.
- SpheroidalPSPrime can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
- SpheroidalPSPrime automatically threads over lists. »
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (5)
SpheroidalPSPrime[3, 2, 1, 0.5]Expansion about the spherical case:
Series[SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 0, γ, z], {γ, 0, 5}]Plot
over a subset of the reals:
Plot[SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 0, 1, x], {x, -1, 1}]Series expansion at Infinity:
Series[SpheroidalPSPrime[1 / 2, 1 / 2, 1, x], {x, ∞, 2}, Assumptions -> x > 1]//NormalSeries expansion at a singular point:
Series[SpheroidalPSPrime[1 / 2, 1 / 2, 1, x], {x, 1, 2}, Assumptions -> x > 1]//Normal//FullSimplifyScope (28)
Numerical Evaluation (6)
SpheroidalPSPrime[5, 1, 0, .3]SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 0.5, -5, 3]N[SpheroidalPSPrime[7, 0, 1 / 4, 1 / 3], 50]N[SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 1, 1 / 3, 1 / 2], 20]The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 2, 1 / 6, .211111111000111111111]N[SpheroidalPSPrime[5, 3, I / 3, 1 / 3 + I / 5]]Evaluate efficiently at high precision:
SpheroidalPSPrime[31, 5, 1 / 6, 2`100]//TimingSpheroidalPSPrime[7, 5, 1, 2 / 7`1000];//TimingCompute the elementwise values of an array using automatic threading:
SpheroidalPSPrime[1 / 2, 1 / 2, 0, {{1 / 2, 0}, {0, 1 / 2}}]Or compute the matrix SpheroidalPSPrime function using MatrixFunction:
MatrixFunction[SpheroidalPSPrime[1 / 2, 1 / 2, 0, #]&, {{1 / 2, 0}, {0, 1 / 2}}]Compute average-case statistical intervals using Around:
SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 1 / 2, 0, Around[1 / 2, 0.01]]Specific Values (4)
SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, 0, x]//FunctionExpandFind the first positive minimum of SpheroidalPSPrime[4,0,1/2,x]:
xmin = x /. FindRoot[D[SpheroidalPSPrime[4, 0, 1 / 2, x], x] == 0, {x, .5}]Plot[SpheroidalPSPrime[4, 0, 1 / 2, x], {x, -1, 1.5}, Epilog -> Style[Point[{xmin, SpheroidalPSPrime[4, 0, 1 / 2, xmin ]}], PointSize[Large], Red]]Evaluate the SpheroidalPSPrime function for half-integer parameters:
SpheroidalPSPrime[1 / 2, 1 / 2, 1, x]//FullSimplifySpheroidalPSPrime[1 / 2, Pi / 2, 0, x]//FullSimplifyDifferent SpheroidalPSPrime types give different symbolic forms:
Table[SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, 0, x], {m, 0, 2}, {n, 0, 2}]//FullSimplifyVisualization (3)
Plot the SpheroidalPSPrime function for various orders:
Plot[{SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 0, 1, x], SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 0, 1, x], SpheroidalPSPrime[3, 0, 1, x], SpheroidalPSPrime[4, 0, 1, x]}, {x, -2, 2}]ComplexContourPlot[Re[SpheroidalPSPrime[3, 0, 1, z]], {z, -1 - I, 1 + I}, Contours -> 24]ComplexContourPlot[Im[SpheroidalPSPrime[3, 0, 1, z]], {z, -1 - I, 1 + I}, Contours -> 24]Types 2 and 3 of SpheroidalPSPrime functions have different branch cut structures:
Plot3D[Im[SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 1, 2, x + I y]], {x, -1.5, 1.5}, {y, -0.5, 0.5}, Exclusions -> {{y == 0, Abs[x] > 1}}]Plot3D[Im[SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 1, 3, x + I y]], {x, -1.5, 1.5}, {y, -0.5, 0.5}, Exclusions -> {{y == 0, -1 < x < 1}}]Function Properties (8)
FunctionDomain[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 2, 2, x], x]FunctionDomain[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 2, 2, z]z, Complexes]
is an even function with respect to
:
SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 2, -γ, 3] == -SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 2, γ, 3]SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 2, 3, Conjugate[z]] == Conjugate[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 2, 3, z]]
has no singularities or discontinuities:
FunctionSingularities[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 0, 1, x], x]//QuietFunctionDiscontinuities[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 0, 1, x], x]//Quiet
is neither non-decreasing nor non-increasing:
FunctionMonotonicity[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 0, 1, x], x]FunctionMonotonicity[SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 0, 1, x], x]FunctionInjective[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 0, 1, x], x]Plot[{SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 0, 1, x], .4}, {x, -5, 5}]
is neither non-negative nor non-positive:
FunctionSign[SpheroidalPSPrime[2, 0, 1, x], x]TraditionalForm formatting:
SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, γ, η]//TraditionalFormDifferentiation (2)
The first derivative with respect to z:
D[SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, γ, z], z]Higher derivatives with respect to z:
Table[D[SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, γ, z], {z, k}], {k, 1, 3}]//FullSimplifyPlot the higher derivatives with respect to z when n=10, m=2 and γ=1/3:
Plot[Evaluate[% /. { n -> 10, m -> 2, γ -> 1 / 3}], {z, -3, 3}, PlotLegends -> {"First Derivative", "Second Derivative", "Third Derivative"}]Integration (3)
Compute the indefinite integral using Integrate:
Integrate[SpheroidalPSPrime[``n``, ``m``, γ, ``z``], z]FullSimplify[D[%, z]]Integrate[SpheroidalPSPrime[``n``, ``m``, γ, ``z``], {z, 0, 3}]Integrate[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 1 / 2, γ, ``z``]SphericalHankelH1[3 / 2, z], z]//FullSimplifyIntegrate[SpheroidalPSPrime[1, 1 / 2, γ, ``z``]SphericalHankelH1[1 / 2, z^2], z]//FullSimplifySeries Expansions (2)
Find the Taylor expansion using Series:
Series[SpheroidalPSPrime[3 / 2, 1 / 2, 1, x], {x, 0, 2}]//NormalPlots of the first three approximations around
:
terms = Normal@Table[Series[SpheroidalPSPrime[3 / 2, 1 / 2, 1, x], {x, 0, m}], {m, 1, 5, 2}]//N;
Plot[{SpheroidalPSPrime[3 / 2, 1 / 2, 1, x], terms}, {x, 0, 5}]The Taylor expansion at a generic point:
Series[SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, γ, x], {x, x0, 2}]// FullSimplifyGeneralizations & Extensions (1)
SpheroidalPSPrime of different types have different branch cut structures:
SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, 1, 0, x]SpheroidalPSPrime[n, m, 2, 0, x]Applications (1)
See Also
Tech Notes
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History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), SpheroidalPSPrime, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpheroidalPSPrime.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "SpheroidalPSPrime." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpheroidalPSPrime.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). SpheroidalPSPrime. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpheroidalPSPrime.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_spheroidalpsprime, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SpheroidalPSPrime}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpheroidalPSPrime.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_spheroidalpsprime, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SpheroidalPSPrime}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpheroidalPSPrime.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}