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WhittakerM




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Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerM[nu,mu,z] > Representations through equivalent functions > With related functions





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WhittakerM[\[Nu], \[Mu], z] == ((z^(1/2 - \[Mu]) Gamma[1/2 - \[Mu] - \[Nu]])/ (E^(z/2) (Gamma[-2 \[Mu]] Gamma[1/2 + \[Mu] - \[Nu]]))) ((-Gamma[2 \[Mu]]) Hypergeometric1F1[1/2 - \[Mu] - \[Nu], 1 - 2 \[Mu], z] + z^(2 \[Mu]) Gamma[1/2 + \[Mu] - \[Nu]] HypergeometricU[1/2 + \[Mu] - \[Nu], 1 + 2 \[Mu], z]) /; !Element[2 \[Mu], Integers]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2007-05-02