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Beta






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > Beta[z,a,b] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==infinity





http://functions.wolfram.com/06.19.06.0020.02









  


  










Input Form





Beta[z, a, b] \[Proportional] ((z^a (-z)^(b - 1))/(a + b - 1)) (1 + O[1/z]) + ((Pochhammer[1 - a, a + b - 1]/(a + b - 1)!) z^a (Log[-z] - PolyGamma[a] + PolyGamma[a + b]))/(-z)^a /; Element[a + b - 1, Integers] && a + b - 1 > 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29