Special functions are pervasive in all fields of science and industry. The most well-known application areas are in physics, engineering, chemistry, computer sc

An overview of special functions, focusing on the hypergeometric functions and the associated hypergeometric series.

Complicated generalized special functions such as Meijer's G-functions and functions of matrix arguments are here presented at a level suitable for every potent

Because of the numerous applications involved in this field, the theory of special functions is under permanent development, especially regarding the requiremen

The new standard reference on mathematical functions, replacing the classic but outdated handbook from Abramowitz and Stegun. Includes PDF version.