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PolyGamma






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > PolyGamma[nu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==0 > For the function itself > General case





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Input Form





PolyGamma[\[Nu], z] == (-FDPowerConstant[z, -1, \[Nu]]) z^(-1 - \[Nu]) - EulerGamma/(z^\[Nu] Gamma[1 - \[Nu]]) + Sum[((-1)^j (j + 1)! z^(j + 1 - \[Nu]))/((k + 1)^(j + 2) Gamma[j - \[Nu] + 2]), {k, 0, Infinity}, {j, 0, Infinity}] /; Re[\[Nu]] > 0 && Re[z] > 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29