Derive the orthonormality condition for Legendre polynomials

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hmparticle9

Jul 19, 2025

I see :) I was just keeping the leading term. When I think about it I was being a bit reckless. I appreciate your initial solution, very nice. Thank you for your help!

Derive the orthonormality condition for Legendre polynomials

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