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HypergeometricU




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > HypergeometricU[a,b,z] > Primary definition





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Input Form





HypergeometricU[a, b, z] == (Gamma[1 - b]/Gamma[a - b + 1]) Hypergeometric1F1[a, b, z] + (Gamma[b - 1]/Gamma[a]) z^(1 - b) Hypergeometric1F1[a - b + 1, 2 - b, z] /; !Element[b, Integers]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29