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WhittakerW






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Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerW[nu,mu,z] > Differential equations > Ordinary linear differential equations and wronskians > For the direct function itself





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Input Form





Wronskian[s^z WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu], a r^z], s^z WhittakerM[\[Nu], \[Mu], a r^z], z] == (1/2) s^(2 z) Log[r] ((1 + 2 \[Mu] + 2 \[Nu]) WhittakerM[1 + \[Nu], \[Mu], a r^z] WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu], a r^z] + 2 WhittakerM[\[Nu], \[Mu], a r^z] WhittakerW[1 + \[Nu], \[Mu], a r^z])










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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