Definite integral of a Laguerre polynomial and exponentials

Abstract

In our investigations on the effect of strong magnetic fields on the properties of elementary particles we have been faced with a definite integral of the form $${\int }_0^{2\pi }d\theta L_n(s^2+t^2+2st\cos \theta )e^{-ik\theta }\exp (-st{e}^{i\theta }),$$ where $L_n(x)$ is a Laguerre polynomial, $s$ and $t$ are real numbers and $n$ and $k$ are integers, with $n\ge 0$. In the present article we show that this integral can be solved analytically. The result can be used to get an alternative proof of an addition formula for Laguerre polynomials.

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