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PolyGamma




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Gamma, Beta, Erf > PolyGamma[nu,z] > Representations through more general functions > Through Meijer G > Classical cases for the direct function itself





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Input Form





PolyGamma[n, z] == (-1)^(n + 1) n! MeijerG[{{0, 1 - Subscript[a, 1], \[Ellipsis], 1 - Subscript[a, n + 1]}, {}}, {{0}, {-Subscript[a, 1], \[Ellipsis], -Subscript[a, n + 1]}}, -1] /; Subscript[a, 1] == Subscript[a, 2] == \[Ellipsis] == Subscript[a, n + 1] == z && Element[n, Integers] && n > 0








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29