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LegendreQ




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreQ[nu,z] > Series representations > Generalized power series > Expansions at z==1





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Input Form





LegendreQ[\[Nu], z] == ((1/2) (Log[1 + z] - Log[1 - z]) - PolyGamma[\[Nu] + 1]) Hypergeometric2F1[-\[Nu], \[Nu] + 1, 1, (1 - z)/2] + Sum[((Pochhammer[-\[Nu], k] Pochhammer[\[Nu] + 1, k] PolyGamma[k + 1])/k!^2) ((1 - z)/2)^k, {k, 0, Infinity}] /; Abs[(1 - z)/2] < 1 && !Element[\[Nu], Integers]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2001-10-29