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HypergeometricU






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Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > HypergeometricU[a,b,z] > Series representations > Residue representations





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Input Form





HypergeometricU[a, b, z] == (1/(Gamma[a] Gamma[a - b + 1])) (Sum[Residue[(Gamma[s] Gamma[1 - b + s] Gamma[a - s])/z^s, {s, -j}], {j, 0, Infinity}] + Sum[Residue[(Gamma[s] Gamma[1 - b + s] Gamma[a - s])/ z^s, {s, b - 1 - j}], {j, 0, Infinity}]) /; !Element[b, Integers]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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