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Log






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Elementary Functions > Log[a,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at a==1 > For the function itself





http://functions.wolfram.com/01.05.06.0002.01









  


  










Input Form





Log[a, z] == Log[z]/(a - 1) + Log[z]/2 - Log[z] Sum[G[k] (a - 1)^k, {k, 0, Infinity}] /; Abs[a - 1] < 1 && G[0] == 0 && G[k] == Sum[((-1)^(j + 1) G[k - j])/(j + 1), {j, 1, k}] + ((-1)^(k + 1) k)/(2 (k + 1) (k + 2))










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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