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LegendreQ






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Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreQ[nu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==0





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Input Form





LegendreQ[\[Nu], z] \[Proportional] -((Pi^(3/2) Tan[(Pi \[Nu])/2])/(\[Nu] Gamma[1/2 - \[Nu]/2] Gamma[\[Nu]/2])) + ((Sin[Pi \[Nu]]/(2 Pi^(3/2))) ((-Gamma[-(\[Nu]/2)]) Gamma[(1 + \[Nu])/2] - \[Nu] Gamma[(1 - \[Nu])/2] Gamma[\[Nu]/2] PolyGamma[1 + \[Nu]]) + \[Nu] (1 + \[Nu]) Sum[((Pochhammer[1 - \[Nu], k] Pochhammer[2 + \[Nu], k])/ ((1 + k)! k! 2^(1 + k))) PolyGamma[2 + k], {k, 0, Infinity}]) z + O[z^2] /; (z -> 0)










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29