31 Heun FunctionsNotation

§31.1 Special Notation

(For other notation see Notation for the Special Functions.)

x, y real variables.
z, ζ, w, W complex variables.
j, k, ℓ, m, n nonnegative integers.
a complex parameter, |a|≥1,a≠1.
q,α,β,γ,δ,ϵ,ν complex parameters.

The main functions treated in this chapter are H⁢ℓ⁡(a,q;α,β,γ,δ;z), (s1,s2)⁢𝐻𝑓m⁡(a,qm;α,β,γ,δ;z), (s1,s2)⁢𝐻𝑓mν⁡(a,qm;α,β,γ,δ;z), and the polynomial 𝐻𝑝n,m⁡(a,qn,m;−n,β,γ,δ;z). These notations were introduced by Arscott in Ronveaux (1995, pp. 34–44). Sometimes the parameters are suppressed.