29 Lamé FunctionsLamé Polynomials

§29.14 Orthogonality

Lamé polynomials are orthogonal in two ways. First, the orthogonality relations (29.3.19) apply; see §29.12(i). Secondly, the system of functions

29.14.1 fnm⁡(s,t)=𝑢𝐸2⁢nm⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑢𝐸2⁢nm⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2),
n=0,1,2,…, m=0,1,…,n,

is orthogonal and complete with respect to the inner product

29.14.2 ⟨g,h⟩=∫0K⁡∫0K′⁡w⁡(s,t)⁢g⁡(s,t)⁢h⁡(s,t)⁢dt⁢ds,

where

29.14.3 w⁡(s,t)=sn2⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k)−sn2⁡(s,k).

Each of the following seven systems is orthogonal and complete with respect to the inner product (29.14.2):

29.14.4 𝑠𝐸2⁢n+1m⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑠𝐸2⁢n+1m⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2),
29.14.5 𝑐𝐸2⁢n+1m⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑐𝐸2⁢n+1m⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2),
29.14.6 𝑑𝐸2⁢n+1m⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑑𝐸2⁢n+1m⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2),
29.14.7 𝑠𝑐𝐸2⁢n+2m⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑠𝑐𝐸2⁢n+2m⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2),
29.14.8 𝑠𝑑𝐸2⁢n+2m⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑠𝑑𝐸2⁢n+2m⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2),
29.14.9 𝑐𝑑𝐸2⁢n+2m⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑐𝑑𝐸2⁢n+2m⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2),
29.14.10 𝑠𝑐𝑑𝐸2⁢n+3m⁡(s,k2)⁢𝑠𝑐𝑑𝐸2⁢n+3m⁡(K⁡+i⁢t,k2).

In each system n ranges over all nonnegative integers and m=0,1,…,n. When combined, all eight systems (29.14.1) and (29.14.4)–(29.14.10) form an orthogonal and complete system with respect to the inner product

with w⁡(s,t) given by (29.14.3).