(For other notation see Notation for the Special Functions.)
| , | real variables. |
|---|---|
| , , , | complex variables. |
| , , , , | nonnegative integers. |
| complex parameter, . | |
| complex parameters. |
The main functions treated in this chapter are , , , and the polynomial . These notations were introduced by Arscott in Ronveaux (1995, pp. 34–44). Sometimes the parameters are suppressed.