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HypergeometricU






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > HypergeometricU[a,b,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==0 > Logarithmic case





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HypergeometricU[a, n, z] \[Proportional] ((-1)^n/Gamma[1 + a - n]) ((Log[z]/(n - 1)!) (1 + O[z]) - ((z^(1 - n) (n - 2)!)/Pochhammer[1 - a, n - 1]) (1 + O[z])) /; Element[n, Integers] && n > 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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