OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
There are floor(k/2) positive zeros of the Legendre polynomial of degree k:
k | zeros | corresponding weights
---+---------------------------+--------------------------
LINKS
A.H.M. Smeets, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, eds., Handbook of Mathematical Functions, National Bureau of Standards, Applied Math. Series 55, Tenth Printing, (1972) Table 25.4, n=5.
A.H.M. Smeets, Python program for Legendre-Gauss quadrature constants.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Legendre-Gauss Quadrature.
FORMULA
Equals (322+13*sqrt(70))/900.
EXAMPLE
0.47862867049936646804129151483563819291229555334...
MATHEMATICA
First[RealDigits[(322 + 13*Sqrt[70])/9, 10, 100]] (* Paolo Xausa, Nov 25 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) (322+13*sqrt(70))/900 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 24 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
A.H.M. Smeets, Mar 27 2025
STATUS
approved
