WeierstrassP
The Weierstrass P function, P(z,g2,g3)
WeierstrassPPrime
The Derivative of the Weierstrass P function, P'(z,g2,g3)
WeierstrassZeta
The Weierstrass zeta function, zeta(z,g2,g3)
WeierstrassSigma
The Weierstrass sigma function, sigma(z,g2,g3)
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Calling Sequence
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WeierstrassP(z, g2, g3)
WeierstrassPPrime(z, g2, g3)
WeierstrassZeta(z, g2, g3)
WeierstrassSigma(z, g2, g3)
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Parameters
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algebraic expression
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g2, g3
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algebraic expressions (invariants)
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Description
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WeierstrassP (Weierstrass elliptic function), WeierstrassPPrime, WeierstrassZeta, and WeierstrassSigma are defined by
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where sums and products range over such that is in . WeierstrassP and WeierstrassPPrime are elliptic functions (also known as doubly periodic functions) with periods and .
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Quantities g2 and g3 are known as the invariants and are related to and by
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where sums range over such that is in .
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An important property of the invariants g2 and g3 is that WeierstrassP satisfies the differential equation
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A special case of WeierstrassP happens when the discriminant is equal to zero, in which case and are related, can be expressed in terms of a single parameter, say , and the function is given by
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Refer to Chapter 18, "Weierstrass Elliptic and Related Functions" of Handbook of Mathematical Functions edited by Abramowitz and Stegun for more extensive information.
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Examples
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