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PolyGamma






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > PolyGamma[nu,z] > Continued fraction representations





http://functions.wolfram.com/06.15.10.0006.01









  


  










Input Form





PolyGamma[2, z] == -(1/z^3) - 1/z^2 - 1/(2 z^3 (z + ContinueFraction[{((1 + Floor[k/2]) Floor[(1 + k)/2] Floor[(3 + k)/2])/(3 - (-1)^k + 2 k), z}, {k, 1, Infinity}])) /; Re[z] > 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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