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LegendreQ






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Hypergeometric Functions > LegendreQ[nu,z] > Representations through more general functions > Through hypergeometric functions > Involving 2F1





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Input Form





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










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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