lpochhammer           package:orthopolynom           R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     'lpochhammer' returns the value of the natural logarithm of
     Pochhammer's symbol calculated as


 ln <=ft[ {( z )_n } right] = ln Gamma ( {z + n} ) - ln Gamma ( z )


     where  Gamma ( z )  is the Gamma function

_U_s_a_g_e:

     lpochhammer(z, n)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       z: argument of the symbol 

       n: integer number of terms in the symbol 

_V_a_l_u_e:

     The value of the logarithm of the symbol

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Frederick Novomestky fnovomes@poly.edu

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'pochhammer'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     lpochhammer( pi, 5 )

