Im[Erf[x + I y]] == ((2/Sqrt[Pi]) Sum[(((-1)^k y^(2 k + 1))/(2 k + 1)!) HermiteH[2 k, x], {k, 0, Infinity}])/E^x^2

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2001-10-29