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HypergeometricU






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Hypergeometric Functions > HypergeometricU[a,b,z] > Representations through equivalent functions > With related functions





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Input Form





HypergeometricU[a, b, z] == ((E^(z/2) Gamma[-1 + b])/(z^(b/2) Gamma[a])) WhittakerM[-a + b/2, 1/2 - b/2, z] + ((E^(z/2) Gamma[1 - b])/(z^(b/2) Gamma[1 + a - b])) WhittakerM[(1/2) (-2 a + b), (1/2) (-1 + b), z] /; !Element[b, Integers]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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