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§8.5 Confluent Hypergeometric Representations

For the confluent hypergeometric functions M, 𝐌, U, and the Whittaker functions Mκ,μ and Wκ,μ, see §§13.2(i) and 13.14(i).

8.5.1 γ(a,z)=a1zaezM(1,1+a,z)=a1zaM(a,1+a,z),
a0,1,2,.
8.5.2 γ*(a,z)=ez𝐌(1,1+a,z)=𝐌(a,1+a,z).
8.5.3 Γ(a,z)=ezU(1a,1a,z)=zaezU(1,1+a,z).
8.5.4 γ(a,z)=a1z12a12e12zM12a12,12a(z).
8.5.5 Γ(a,z)=e12zz12a12W12a12,12a(z).