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WhittakerW




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





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








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Rule Form





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