WolframAlphaMath/ SpecialFunctionsAndCalculus

Compute MeijerG forms of functions, fractional-order integro-derivatives, integral transforms and more.

Contributed by: Paco Jain & Oleg Marichev

This paclet contains tools related to special functions and calculus. Operations include conversion off univariate function expressions into MeijerG forms, fractional-order differentiation, integral transforms and more.

Installation Instructions

To install this paclet in your Wolfram Language environment, evaluate this code:
PacletInstall["WolframAlphaMath/SpecialFunctionsAndCalculus"]

To load the code after installation, evaluate this code:
Needs["WolframAlphaMath`SpecialFunctionsAndCalculus`"]

Details

Authors: Paco Jain and Oleg Marichev

Examples

Basic Examples

Load the paclet in the current Wolfram session:

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Get an example univariate function to work with:

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Compute the (inactivated) MeijerG form of the function:

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Compute the (inactivated) FoxH form of the function:

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$FoxHForm[myFunc, \[FormalZ]]$

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Integrate the function over the positive real axis:

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$MellinBarnesIntegrate[myFunc, {\[FormalZ], 0, Infinity}] % // N$

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Confirm the above result using System`Integrate:

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$Integrate[myFunc, {\[FormalZ], 0, Infinity}] % // N$

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Compute the Mellin transform of the function:

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