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WhittakerW




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerW[nu,mu,z] > Identities > Functional identities > Relations between contiguous functions





http://functions.wolfram.com/07.45.17.0008.01









  


  








Input Form





z (-1 + 2 \[Mu]) (1 + 2 \[Mu] - 2 \[Nu]) WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu] + 1, z] + 4 \[Mu] (1 - 4 \[Mu]^2 + 2 z \[Nu]) WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu], z] - z (1 + 2 \[Mu]) (-1 + 2 \[Mu] + 2 \[Nu]) WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu] - 1, z] == 0








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2007-05-02