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WhittakerM






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerM[nu,mu,z] > Specific values > Specialized values > For fixed mu, z





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Input Form





WhittakerM[\[Mu] - n - 1/2, \[Mu], z] == (((2 \[Mu])/n!) z^(1/2 + \[Mu]) D[E^z z^(n - 2 \[Mu]) (Gamma[2 \[Mu]] - Gamma[2 \[Mu], z]), {z, n}])/E^(z/2) /; Element[n, Integers] && n >= 0










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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