Difference between revisions of "Pochhammer symbol with non-negative integer subscript"
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$$(a)_n = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} | $$(a)_n = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} | ||
1, & \quad n=0 \\ | 1, & \quad n=0 \\ | ||
| − | a(a+1)\ldots(a+n-1), & \quad n=1,2,3,\ldots | + | a(a+1)\ldots(a+n-1), & \quad n=1,2,3,\ldots, |
\end{array} \right.$$ | \end{array} \right.$$ | ||
| + | where $(a)_n$ denotes the [[Pochhammer]] symbol. | ||
==Proof== | ==Proof== | ||
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Theorem
The following formula holds: $$(a)_n = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 1, & \quad n=0 \\ a(a+1)\ldots(a+n-1), & \quad n=1,2,3,\ldots, \end{array} \right.$$ where $(a)_n$ denotes the Pochhammer symbol.
