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Gamma






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > Gamma[a,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions on branch cuts > For the function itself





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Input Form





Gamma[a, z] == -((2 I Pi Floor[Arg[z - x]/(2 Pi)])/ (E^(I a Pi) Gamma[1 - a])) + Exp[2 Pi I a Floor[Arg[z - x]/(2 Pi)]] (Gamma[a, x] + Exp[-x] Sum[(((-1)^k Pochhammer[1 - a, j] x^(a - j - 1))/ (k j! (k - j - 1)!)) (z - x)^k, {k, 1, Infinity}, {j, 0, k - 1}]) /; Element[x, Reals] && x < 0










Standard Form





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Rule Form





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