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21: 26.6 Other Lattice Path Numbers

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§26.6(i) Definitions

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Delannoy Number $D(m,n)$

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Motzkin Number $M(n)$

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Narayana Number $N(n,k)$

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Schröder Number $r(n)$

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22: 7.19 Voigt Functions

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§7.19(i) Definitions

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23: 23.15 Definitions

§23.15 Definitions

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24: 25.14 Lerch’s Transcendent

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§25.14(i) Definition

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25.14.1 $$\mathrm{\Phi }(z,s,a)\equiv \sum _{n=0}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\frac{z^n}{{(a+n)}^s},$$ ; $\mathrm{\Re }s>1,|z|=1$.

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Defines:

$\mathrm{\Phi }(z,s,a)$: Lerch’s transcendent

Symbols:

$\equiv$: equals by definition, $\mathrm{\Re }$: real part, $n$: nonnegative integer, $a$: real or complex parameter, $s$: complex variable and $z$: complex variable

Keywords:

definition, infinite series, series representation

Source:

Erdélyi et al. (1953a, (1.11.1), p. 27)

Referenced by:

(25.14.2), (25.14.3), §25.14(ii), §25.14, Erratum (V1.0.21) for Equation (25.14.1)

Permalink:

http://dlmf.nist.gov/25.14.E1

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Clarification (effective with 1.0.21):

The previous constraint $a\ne 0,-1,-2,\mathrm{\dots },$ was removed. A clarification regarding the correct constraints for Lerch’s transcendent $\mathrm{\Phi }(z,s,a)$ has been added in the text immediately below.

See also:

Annotations for §25.14(i), §25.14 and Ch.25

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25: 35.3 Multivariate Gamma and Beta Functions

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§35.3(i) Definitions

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35.3.3 $\mathrm{\Re }\left(a\right),\mathrm{\Re }\left(b\right)>\frac{1}{2}(m-1)$.

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Defines:

${\mathrm{B}}_m(a,b)$: multivariate beta function

Symbols:

$\int$: integral, $\mathrm{\Re }$: real part, $a$: complex variable, $𝐈$: $m\times m$ identity matrix, $𝐗$: real symmetric $m\times m$ matrix, $\left|𝐗\right|$: determinant of $𝐗$ , $d$: differential of matrix, $b$: complex variable, : less-than for matrices, $m$: positive integer and $𝟎$: $m\times m$ matrix of zeros

Keywords:

definition, multivariate beta function

Permalink:

http://dlmf.nist.gov/35.3.E3

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See also:

Annotations for §35.3(i), §35.3 and Ch.35

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26: 25.4 Reflection Formulas

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25.4.4 $$\xi \left(s\right)=\frac{1}{2}s(s-1)\mathrm{\Gamma }\left(\frac{1}{2}s\right){\pi }^{-s/2}\zeta \left(s\right).$$

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Defines:

$\xi \left(s\right)$: Riemann’s $\xi$-function

Symbols:

$\mathrm{\Gamma }\left(z\right)$: gamma function, $\zeta \left(s\right)$: Riemann zeta function, $\pi$: the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and $s$: complex variable

Keywords:

definition

Source:

Apostol (1976, p. 260)

Permalink:

http://dlmf.nist.gov/25.4.E4

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See also:

Annotations for §25.4 and Ch.25

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25.4.6 $$c\equiv -\ln \left(2\pi \right)-\frac{1}{2}\pi \mathrm{i}.$$

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Symbols:

$\pi$: the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, $\equiv$: equals by definition, $\mathrm{i}$: imaginary unit, $\ln z$: principal branch of logarithm function and $c$

Keywords:

definition

Source:

Apostol (1985a, p. 223)

Referenced by:

§25.6(ii)

Permalink:

http://dlmf.nist.gov/25.4.E6

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See also:

Annotations for §25.4 and Ch.25

27: 35.2 Laplace Transform

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Definition

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28: Foreword

… ► The success of the original handbook, widely referred to as “Abramowitz and Stegun” (“A&S”), derived not only from the fact that it provided critically useful scientific data in a highly accessible format, but also because it served to standardize definitions and notations for special functions. …

29: 14.21 Definitions and Basic Properties

§14.21 Definitions and Basic Properties

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14.21.1 $$\left(1-z^2\right)\frac{d^{2}w}{{dz}^2}-2z\frac{dw}{dz}+\left(\nu (\nu +1)-\frac{{\mu }^2}{1-z^2}\right)w=0.$$

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Symbols:

$\frac{df}{dx}$: derivative of $f$ with respect to $x$ , $z$: complex variable, $\mu$: general order and $\nu$: general degree

A&S Ref:

8.1.1

Referenced by:

§14.21(ii), §14.29, 2nd item

Permalink:

http://dlmf.nist.gov/14.21.E1

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See also:

Annotations for §14.21(i), §14.21 and Ch.14

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30: 15.15 Sums

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15.15.1 $$𝐅(\genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{a,b}{c};\frac{1}{z})={\left(1-\frac{z_0}{z}\right)}^{-a}\sum _{s=0}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\frac{{\left(a\right)}_s}{s!}𝐅(\genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{-s,b}{c};\frac{1}{z_0}){\left(1-\frac{z}{z_0}\right)}^{-s}.$$

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Symbols:

${\left(a\right)}_n$: Pochhammer’s symbol (or shifted factorial), $!$: factorial (as in $n!$), $𝐅(a,b;c;z)$ or $𝐅(\genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{a,b}{c};z)$: $={}_2{}^{}𝐅_1^{}(a,b;c;z)$ Olver’s hypergeometric function, $s$: nonnegative integer, $z$: complex variable, $a$: real or complex parameter, $b$: real or complex parameter and $c$: real or complex parameter

Referenced by:

§15.19(i)

Permalink:

http://dlmf.nist.gov/15.15.E1

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Correction (effective with 1.1.2):

The Pochhammer symbol now links to its definition.

See also:

Annotations for §15.15 and Ch.15

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