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BesselK






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Bessel-Type Functions > BesselK[nu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==0 > For the function itself > General case





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Input Form





BesselK[\[Nu], z] == (1/2) ((Gamma[\[Nu]] Sum[(z/2)^(2 k)/(Pochhammer[1 - \[Nu], k] k!), {k, 0, Infinity}])/(z/2)^\[Nu] + Gamma[-\[Nu]] (z/2)^\[Nu] Sum[(z/2)^(2 k)/(Pochhammer[1 + \[Nu], k] k!), {k, 0, Infinity}]) /; !Element[\[Nu], Integers]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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