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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 > Logarithmic cases





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Input Form





BesselK[n, z] == (-1)^(n - 1) Log[z/2] (z/2)^n Sum[(1/(k! (n + k)!)) (z/2)^(2 k), {k, 0, Infinity}] + ((1/2) Sum[(((-1)^k (n - k - 1)!)/k!) (z/2)^(2 k), {k, 0, n - 1}])/ (z/2)^n + ((-1)^n/2) (z/2)^n Sum[((PolyGamma[k + 1] + PolyGamma[k + n + 1])/(k! (k + n)!)) (z/2)^(2 k), {k, 0, Infinity}] /; Element[n, Integers] && n >= 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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