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Gamma, Beta, Erf > PolyGamma[nu,z] > Specific values > Specialized values > For fixed z





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PolyGamma[n + 1/2, z] == (z^(-(3/2) - n)/(2 Gamma[1/2 - n])) ((-(1 + 2 n)) (EulerGamma - Log[z] + PolyGamma[-(1/2) - n]) + 2 z PolyGamma[1 + z]) + ((2 Sqrt[z])/Gamma[-(1/2) - n]) Sum[(k + z)^(-n - 2) ((-(1/Sqrt[-(z/k)])) Sqrt[1 + z/k] ArcSin[Sqrt[-(z/k)]] + Sum[(1/(2 j - 1)) (z/(k + z))^ ((-Sign[n]) j - UnitStep[-n]), {j, 1, Abs[n]}]), {k, 1, Infinity}] /; Element[n, Integers]










Standard Form





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