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EllipticK






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Elliptic Integrals > EllipticK[z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==1 > For the function itself





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Input Form





EllipticK[z] == (-(1/2)) Log[1 - z] Sum[(((-1)^k Pochhammer[1/2, k]^2)/k!^2) (z - 1)^k, {k, 0, Infinity}] + Sum[(((-1)^k Pochhammer[1/2, k]^2)/k!^2) (-PolyGamma[k + 1/2] + PolyGamma[k + 1]) (z - 1)^k, {k, 0, Infinity}] /; Abs[z - 1] < 1










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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