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§10.51 Recurrence Relations and Derivatives

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  1. §10.51(i) Unmodified Functions
  2. §10.51(ii) Modified Functions

§10.51(i) Unmodified Functions

Let fn(z) denote any of 𝗃n(z), 𝗒n(z), 𝗁n(1)(z), or 𝗁n(2)(z). Then

10.51.1 fn1(z)+fn+1(z) =((2n+1)/z)fn(z),
nfn1(z)(n+1)fn+1(z) =(2n+1)fn(z),
n=1,2,,
10.51.2 fn(z) =fn1(z)((n+1)/z)fn(z),
n=1,2,,
fn(z) =fn+1(z)+(n/z)fn(z),
n=0,1,.
10.51.3 (1zddz)m(zn+1fn(z)) =znm+1fnm(z),
m=0,1,,n,
(1zddz)m(znfn(z)) =(1)mznmfn+m(z),
m=0,1,.

§10.51(ii) Modified Functions

Let gn(z) denote 𝗂n(1)(z), 𝗂n(2)(z), or (1)n 𝗄n(z). Then

10.51.4 gn1(z)gn+1(z) =((2n+1)/z)gn(z)
ngn1(z)+(n+1)gn+1(z) =(2n+1)gn(z),
n=1,2,,
10.51.5 gn(z) =gn1(z)((n+1)/z)gn(z),
n=1,2,,
gn(z) =gn+1(z)+(n/z)gn(z),
n=0,1,.
10.51.6 (1zddz)m(zn+1gn(z)) =znm+1gnm(z),
m=0,1,,n,
(1zddz)m(zngn(z)) =znmgn+m(z),
m=0,1,.