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Gamma, Beta, Erf > Gamma[z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions of Gamma(z+Epsilon) at Epsilon==0/;z!=-n > For the function itself





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Input Form





Gamma[z + \[Epsilon]] \[Proportional] Gamma[z] (1 + PolyGamma[z] \[Epsilon] + (1/2) (PolyGamma[1, z] + PolyGamma[z]^2) \[Epsilon]^2 + (1/6) (PolyGamma[z]^3 + 3 PolyGamma[1, z] PolyGamma[z] + PolyGamma[2, z]) \[Epsilon]^3 + (1/24) (PolyGamma[z]^4 + 6 PolyGamma[z]^2 PolyGamma[1, z] + 3 PolyGamma[1, z]^2 + 4 PolyGamma[z] PolyGamma[2, z] + PolyGamma[3, z]) \[Epsilon]^4 + O[\[Epsilon]^5]) /; !(Element[z, Integers] && z <= 0)








Standard Form





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Rule Form





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