 Zernike polynomial

The real Zernike polynomials form an orthogonal polynomial basis on the unit Euclidean disk, with radial factor $R_n^m(\rho )$ and angular factor $\cos m\varphi$ or $\sin m\varphi$. Here $0\le m\le n$ and $n-m$ is even. They decompose wavefront errors into modes useful for optical correction. Normalizations differ, so coefficients should specify the chosen convention.