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In this paper, a new formula for evaluating the truncation coefficientQ n is derived from recurrence relations of Legendre polynomials. The present formula has been conveniently processed by an electronic computer, providing the value ofQ n up to a degreen=49 which are exactly equal to those of Paul (1973).
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Hagiwara, Y. A new formula for evaluating the truncation error coefficient. Bull. Geodesique 50, 131–135 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02522312
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02522312