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EllipticK

EllipticK (x)

The EllipticK function returns the complete elliptic integral of the first kind,

K(k)=01dt(1t2)(1k2t2),\displaystyle K(k)=\int_{0}^{1} \frac{d t}{\sqrt{\left(1-t^{2}\right)\left(1-k^{2} t^{2}\right)}},

with

0k1.\displaystyle 0 \leq k \leq 1 .

See Also

EllipticE, GeometricMean