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WhittakerW




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Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerW[nu,mu,z] > Series representations > Asymptotic series expansions





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Input Form





WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu], z] \[Proportional] (z^\[Nu] (Sum[((-1)^k Pochhammer[1/2 - \[Mu] - \[Nu], k] Pochhammer[1/2 + \[Mu] - \[Nu], k])/k!/z^k, {k, 0, n}] + O[1/z^(n + 1)]))/E^(z/2) /; (Abs[z] -> Infinity)








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2007-05-02