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variants of this functions
HypergeometricPFQ




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > HypergeometricPFQ[{a},{},z] > Continued fraction representations





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Input Form





HypergeometricPFQ[{a}, {}, z] == 1 + (a z)/(1 - ((1 + a) z)/2/(1 + ((1 + a) z)/2 - ((2 + a) z)/3/(1 + ((2 + a) z)/3 - ((3 + a) z)/4/(1 + ((3 + a) z)/4 - ((4 + a) z)/5/(1 + ((4 + a) z)/5 + \[Ellipsis]))))) /; !IntervalMemberQ[Interval[{1, Infinity}], z]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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