phase is represented by the hue at that point. Polar plots with magnitude as radius Below the real spherical harmonics are represented on polar plots. The magnitude of the spherical harmonic at particular polar and azimuthal angles is represented by the radius of the plot at that point and the phase is represented by the hue at that point. Polar plots with amplitude as elevation Below the real spherical harmonics are represented on polar plots. The amplitude of the spherical harmonic (magnitude and sign) at a particular polar and azimuthal angle is represented by the elevation of the plot at that point above or below the surface of a uniform sphere. The magnitude is also represented by the saturation of the color at a given point. The phase is represented by the hue at a given point. See also Spherical harmonics External links Spherical Harmonics at MathWorld Spherical Harmonics 3D representation References Cited references General references See section 3 in (see section 3.3) For complex spherical harmonics, see also SphericalHarmonicY[l,m,theta,phi] at Wolfram Alpha, especially for specific values of l and m. Special hypergeometric functions