Notation
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nonnegative integers. |
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except in Physical Applications |
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real variables. |
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complex variable. |
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real or complex variables with
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arbitrary small positive constant. |
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complex plane (excluding infinity). |
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real line (excluding infinity). |
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binomial coefficient
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empty sums | zero. |
empty products | unity. |
The main functions treated in this chapter are the gamma function
The notation
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Gauss; Jahnke and Emde(1945) |
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Whittaker and Watson(1927) |
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Davis(1933) |
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Pairman(1919) |