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Beta






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





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Input Form





Beta[z, a, b] \[Proportional] Piecewise[{{-((E^(I b Pi) z^(-1 + a + b))/(-1 + a + b)) + (Gamma[b] Log[z])/(E^(I a Pi) (Gamma[1 - a] Gamma[a + b])), Arg[z] <= 0}}, -(z^(-1 + a + b)/(E^(I b Pi) (-1 + a + b))) + (E^(I a Pi) Gamma[b] Log[z])/(Gamma[1 - a] Gamma[a + b])] /; Element[a + b - 1, Integers] && a + b - 1 > 0 && (Abs[z] -> Infinity)










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