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WhittakerW






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Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerW[nu,mu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==0 > General case





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Input Form





WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu], z] \[Proportional] (Gamma[-2 \[Mu]]/Gamma[1/2 - \[Mu] - \[Nu]]) z^(1/2 + \[Mu]) (1 - (\[Nu]/(1 + 2 \[Mu])) z + ((1 + 2 \[Mu] + 4 \[Nu]^2)/ (16 (1 + \[Mu]) (1 + 2 \[Mu]))) z^2 + \[Ellipsis]) + (Gamma[2 \[Mu]]/Gamma[1/2 + \[Mu] - \[Nu]]) z^(1/2 - \[Mu]) (1 - (\[Nu]/(1 - 2 \[Mu])) z + ((1 - 2 \[Mu] + 4 \[Nu]^2)/ (16 (1 - \[Mu]) (1 - 2 \[Mu]))) z^2 + \[Ellipsis]) /; (z -> 0) && !Element[2 \[Mu], Integers]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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