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The Elliptic $K$ function is also known as the complete Elliptic integral of the first kind. If $m=k^2$ we define the complete elliptic integral of the first kind, $K$ to be
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The elliptic $K$ function (also known as the complete elliptic integral of the first kind) is defined by
$$K(k)=K(m)=\displaystyle\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1-k^2\sin^2 \theta}} \mathrm{d}\theta.$$
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$$K(m)=\displaystyle\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1-m\sin^2 \theta}} \mathrm{d}\theta.$$
  
 
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[http://web.mst.edu/~lmhall/SPFNS/spfns.pdf "Special Functions" by Leon Hall]
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* {{BookReference|Handbook of mathematical functions|1964|Milton Abramowitz|author2=Irene A. Stegun|prev=findme|next=findme}}: $17.3.1$
  
 
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Revision as of 04:47, 21 December 2017

The elliptic $K$ function (also known as the complete elliptic integral of the first kind) is defined by $$K(m)=\displaystyle\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1-m\sin^2 \theta}} \mathrm{d}\theta.$$

See Also

Elliptic E
Incomplete Elliptic K

References