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Initialization: Set the display of special functions in output to typeset mathematical notation (textbook notation):
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The conditions for both the singular and the polynomial cases can also be seen from the AppellF1. For example, the six polynomial cases of AppellF1 are
Likewise, the conditions for the singular cases of AppellF1 can be seen either using the FunctionAdvisor or entering AppellF1:-Singularities(), so with no arguments.
For particular values of its parameters, AppellF1 is related to the hypergeometric and elliptic functions. These hypergeometric cases are returned automatically. For example, for ,
This formula analytically extends to the whole complex plane the AppellF1 series when any of or (the latter using the symmetry of AppellF1 - see the beginning of the Description section).
To see all the hypergeometric cases, enter
Other special values of AppellF1 can be seen using FunctionAdvisor(special_values, AppellF1).
By requesting the sum form of AppellF1, besides its double power series definition, we also see the particular form the series takes when one of the summations is performed and the result expressed in terms of 2F1 hypergeometric functions:
As indicated in the formulas above, for AppellF1 (also for AppellF3) the domain of convergence of the single sum with hypergeometric coefficients is larger than the domain of convergence of the double series, because the hypergeometric coefficient in the single sum - say the one in - analytically extends the series with regards to the other variable - say - entering the hypergeometric coefficient. Hence, for AppellF1 (also for AppellF3), the case where one of the two variables, or , is equal to 1, is convergent only when the corresponding hypergeometric coefficient in the single sum form is convergent. For instance, the convergent case at requires that .
AppellF1 admits identities analogous to Euler identities for the hypergeometric function. These Euler-type identities, as well as contiguity identities, are visible using the FunctionAdvisor with the option identities, or directly from the function. For example,
Among other situations, this identity is useful when both and have absolute values larger than 1 but one of the arguments in the same position of AppellF1 on the right-hand side has absolute value smaller than 1.
A contiguity transformation for AppellF1
The contiguity transformations available in this way are
By using differential algebra techniques, the PDE system satisfied by AppellF1 can be transformed into an equivalent PDE system where one of the equations is a linear ODE in parametrized by . In the case of AppellF1 this linear ODE is of third order and can be computed as follows
This linear ODE has four regular singularities, one of which is located at
You can also see a general presentation of AppellF1, organized into sections and including plots, using the FunctionAdvisor
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AppellF1
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describe
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definition
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classify function
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symmetries
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plot
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singularities
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branch points
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branch cuts
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special values
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identities
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sum form
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series
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integral form
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differentiation rule
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