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 [alternative scanned copy]. 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
0.236926885056189087514264040719917362643260002212...
MATHEMATICA
First[RealDigits[(322 - 13*Sqrt[70])/9, 10, 100]] (* Paolo Xausa, Nov 25 2025 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
A.H.M. Smeets, Mar 27 2025
STATUS
approved
