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WhittakerM






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerM[nu,mu,z] > Specific values > Specialized values > For fixed z and half-integer parameters > For fixed z and mu=m/2





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Input Form





WhittakerM[(m + 1)/2 - n, m/2, z] == E^(z/2) z^((m + 1)/2) Sum[((-z)^k Pochhammer[m - n + 1, k])/(k! Pochhammer[m + 1, k]), {k, 0, -m + n - 1}] /; Element[m, Integers] && m >= 0 && Element[n, Integers] && n > 0 && m < n










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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2007-05-02