The shifted factorial and binomial coefficients

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The shifted factorial and binomial coefficients

( a ) 0 := 1   and   ( a ) k := ∏ n = 1 k ( a + n - 1 ) , k = 1 , 2 , 3 , … formulae-sequence assign Pochhammer-symbol π‘Ž 0 1 and formulae-sequence assign Pochhammer-symbol π‘Ž π‘˜ superscript subscript product 𝑛 1 π‘˜ π‘Ž 𝑛 1 π‘˜ 1 2 3 … {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle{}{\left(a\right)_{0}}:=1\quad% \textrm{and}\quad{\left(a\right)_{k}}:=\prod_{n=1}^{k}(a+n-1),\quad k=1,2,3,% \ldots}}} {\displaystyle \index{Shifted factorial} \pochhammer{a}{0}:=1\quad\textrm{and}\quad \pochhammer{a}{k}:=\prod_{n=1}^k(a+n-1),\quad k=1,2,3,\ldots }
( 1 ) n = n ! Pochhammer-symbol 1 𝑛 𝑛 {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\left(1\right)_{n}}=n!}}} {\displaystyle \pochhammer{1}{n}=n! }

Constraint(s): n = 0 , 1 , 2 , … 𝑛 0 1 2 … {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle n=0,1,2,\ldots}}}


\binomial ⁒ Ξ± ⁒ Ξ² := Ξ“ ⁑ ( Ξ± + 1 ) Ξ“ ⁑ ( Ξ² + 1 ) ⁒ Ξ“ ⁑ ( Ξ± - Ξ² + 1 ) assign \binomial 𝛼 𝛽 Euler-Gamma 𝛼 1 Euler-Gamma 𝛽 1 Euler-Gamma 𝛼 𝛽 1 {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle{}\binomial{\alpha}{\beta}:=\frac{% \Gamma\left(\alpha+1\right)}{\Gamma\left(\beta+1\right)\Gamma\left(\alpha-% \beta+1\right)}}}} {\displaystyle \index{Binomial coefficient} \binomial{\alpha}{\beta}:=\frac{\EulerGamma@{\alpha+1}}{\EulerGamma@{\beta+1}\EulerGamma@{\alpha-\beta+1}} }
\binomial ⁒ Ξ± ⁒ k := ( - Ξ± ) k k ! ⁒ ( - 1 ) k assign \binomial 𝛼 π‘˜ Pochhammer-symbol 𝛼 π‘˜ π‘˜ superscript 1 π‘˜ {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle\binomial{\alpha}{k}:=\frac{{\left(-% \alpha\right)_{k}}}{k!}(-1)^{k}}}} {\displaystyle \binomial{\alpha}{k}:=\frac{\pochhammer{-\alpha}{k}}{k!}(-1)^k }

Constraint(s): k = 0 , 1 , 2 , … π‘˜ 0 1 2 … {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle k=0,1,2,\ldots}}}


\binomial ⁒ n ⁒ k := n ! k ! ⁒ ( n - k ) ! , k = 0 , 1 , 2 , … , n formulae-sequence assign \binomial 𝑛 π‘˜ 𝑛 π‘˜ 𝑛 π‘˜ π‘˜ 0 1 2 … 𝑛 {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle\binomial{n}{k}:=\frac{n!}{k!\,(n-k)% !},\quad k=0,1,2,\ldots,n}}} {\displaystyle \binomial{n}{k}:=\frac{n!}{k!\,(n-k)!},\quad k=0,1,2,\ldots,n }

Constraint(s): n = 0 , 1 , 2 , … 𝑛 0 1 2 … {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle n=0,1,2,\ldots}}}


\binomial ⁒ 2 ⁒ n ⁒ n = ( 1 2 ) n n ! ⁒ 4 n \binomial 2 𝑛 𝑛 Pochhammer-symbol 1 2 𝑛 𝑛 superscript 4 𝑛 {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle\binomial{2n}{n}=\frac{{\left(\frac{% 1}{2}\right)_{n}}}{n!}4^{n}}}} {\displaystyle \binomial{2n}{n}=\frac{\pochhammer{\frac{1}{2}}{n}}{n!}4^n }

Constraint(s): n = 0 , 1 , 2 , … 𝑛 0 1 2 … {\displaystyle{\displaystyle{\displaystyle n=0,1,2,\ldots}}}