Definition:Complete Elliptic Integral of the First Kind/Definition 2

Special Function

 * $\displaystyle K \left({k}\right) = \int \limits_0^1 \frac {\mathrm d v} {\sqrt{\left({1 - v^2}\right) \left({1 - k^2 v^2}\right)} }$

is the complete elliptic integral of the first kind, and is a function of $k$, defined on the interval $0 < k < 1$.

Also see

 * Equivalence of Definitions of Elliptic Integral of the First Kind


 * Definition:Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the First Kind


 * Definition:Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the Second Kind
 * Definition:Complete Elliptic Integral of the Second Kind


 * Definition:Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the Third Kind
 * Definition:Complete Elliptic Integral of the Third Kind