I had used simplify with the LegendreP.

Your method for the SphericalY conversion looks a little simpler than the other suggestion in this thread. I'll give it a try.

Thanks for your help.

Don

I had used simplify with the LegendreP.

Your method for the SphericalY conversion looks a little simpler than the other suggestion in this thread. I'll give it a try.

Thanks for your help.

Don

I'll give it a try.

Thanks for your help.

Don

I'll give it a try.

Thanks for your help.

Don

I'd just like to get the worksheet output to look a little more 'conventional' .... to a Chemist. That is, I'd like, for example, the output for SphericalY(1,1,phi,theta) to show as a constant times sin(theta).exp(I.phi).

I've tried simplify(testp,trig) without success.

Don

I'd just like to get the worksheet output to look a little more 'conventional' .... to a Chemist. That is, I'd like, for example, the output for SphericalY(1,1,phi,theta) to show as a constant times sin(theta).exp(I.phi).

I've tried simplify(testp,trig) without success.

Don

Both of your last two suggestions, elementary and arctrig, worked to give me what I expected the function to give ... as, for example, LegendreP does without the convert.

Now, is there any way to get Maple to recognise that sqrt(cos(theta)-1)sqrt(cos(theta)+1)  is i.sin(theta) in the output?

Thanks for your help.

Don

Both of your last two suggestions, elementary and arctrig, worked to give me what I expected the function to give ... as, for example, LegendreP does without the convert.

Now, is there any way to get Maple to recognise that sqrt(cos(theta)-1)sqrt(cos(theta)+1)  is i.sin(theta) in the output?

Thanks for your help.

Don