Definition:Incomplete Elliptic Integral

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Special Function

Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the First Kind

$\ds \map F {k, \phi} = \int \limits_0^\phi \frac {\d \phi} {\sqrt {1 - k^2 \sin^2 \phi} }$

is the incomplete elliptic integral of the first kind, and is a function of the variables:

$k$, defined on the interval $0 < k < 1$
$\phi$, defined on the interval $0 \le \phi \le \pi / 2$.


Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the Second Kind

$\ds \map E {k, \phi} = \int \limits_0^\phi \sqrt {1 - k^2 \sin^2 \phi} \rd \phi$

is the incomplete elliptic integral of the second kind, and is a function of the variables:

$k$, defined on the interval $0 < k < 1$
$\phi$, defined on the interval $0 \le \phi \le \pi / 2$.


Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the Third Kind

$\ds \map \Pi {k, n, \phi} = \int \limits_0^\phi \frac {\d \phi} {\paren {1 + n \sin^2 \phi} \sqrt{1 - k^2 \sin^2 \phi} }$

is the incomplete elliptic integral of the third kind, and is a function of the variables:

$k$, defined on the interval $0 < k < 1$
$n \in \Z$
$\phi$, defined on the interval $0 \le \phi \le \pi / 2$.


Also see

  • Results about incomplete elliptic integrals can be found here.


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