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WhittakerW




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Hypergeometric Functions > WhittakerW[nu,mu,z] > Representations through more general functions > Through Meijer G > Classical cases for products of Whittaker W





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Input Form





WhittakerW[\[Nu], -\[Mu], -Sqrt[z]] WhittakerW[\[Nu], \[Mu], Sqrt[z]] == (1/(Sqrt[Pi] Gamma[1/2 - \[Mu] - \[Nu]] Gamma[1/2 + \[Mu] - \[Nu]])) MeijerG[{{1 + \[Nu]}, {1 - \[Nu]}}, {{1/2, 1, 1/2 + \[Mu], 1/2 - \[Mu]}, {}}, -(z/4)]








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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