WhittakerM[\[Nu], \[Mu], z] == (z^(\[Mu] + 1/2) Sum[(Pochhammer[\[Mu] - \[Nu] + 1/2, k] z^k)/ (Pochhammer[2 \[Mu] + 1, k] k!), {k, 0, Infinity}])/E^(z/2)

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2007-05-02