Spheroidal wave function
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Spheroidal wave function
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Spheroidal wave functions are solutions of the Helmholtz equation that are found by writing the equation in spheroidal coordinates and applying the technique of separation of variables, just like the use of spherical coordinates lead to spherical harmonics. They are called oblate spheroidal wave functions if oblate spheroidal coordinates are used and prolate spheroidal wave functions if prolate spheroidal coordinates are used.
If instead of the Helmholtz equation, the Laplace equation is solved
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Solutions of the Helmholtz equation
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2021-04-06T00:01:37Z
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