Fast evaluation of Gaunt coefficients: Recursive approach

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-65

  Xu, Yu Lin ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clebsch Gordan coefficients; Computational method; Electromagnetic multisphere scattering; Gaunt coefficients; Wigner 3jm symbols

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC MULTISPHERE SCATTERING; GAUNT COEFFICIENTS; LEGENDRE FUNCTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 0031556622     PISSN: 03770427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0427(97)00128-3     Document Type: Article

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