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Book Information
Author(s):
George E. Andrews, Richard Askey and Ranjan Roy
Title:
Special functions
Additional book information:
Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications,
The University Press, Cambridge,
1999,
xvi + 664,
$69.95,
0-521-62321-9 (hardcover)
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Additional Information:
Reviewer(s):
Jet
Wimp
Affiliation:
Drexel University
Email:
jwimp@mcs.drexel.edu
Review Information:
Journal:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.
37
(2000),
499-510.
MSC
(2000):
Primary 33Cxx, 33Dxx, 33Exx
DOI:
10.1090/S0273-0979-00-00879-X
PII:
S 0273-0979(00)00879-X
Posted:
June 27, 2000
Copyright of article:
Copyright
2000,
American Mathematical Society
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