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WhittakerM






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerM[nu,mu,z] > Specific values > Specialized values > For fixed mu, z





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Input Form





WhittakerM[-(n/2), \[Mu], z] == 2^(-1 - n + 2 \[Mu]) z^((1 + n)/2) Gamma[-(n/2) + \[Mu]] Sum[(((-1)^k (2 k - n + 2 \[Mu]) Pochhammer[-n, k] Pochhammer[-n + 2 \[Mu], k])/(k! Pochhammer[1 + 2 \[Mu], k])) BesselI[k - n/2 + \[Mu], z/2], {k, 0, n}] /; Element[n, Integers] && n >= 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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