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properties of the confluent hypergeometric function .
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a. d. macdonald
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the confluent hypergeometric functions have proved useful in many branches
of physics .  they have been used in such problems involving diffusion
and sedimentation, as isotope separation and protein molecular
weight determinations in the ultracentrifuge .  the solution of the
equation for the velocity distribution of electrons in high frequency
gas discharges may frequently be expressed in terms of these functions .
the high frequency breakdown electric field may then be predicted theoretically
for gases by the use of such solutions together with kinetic
theory .
this report presents some of the properties of the confluent hypergeometric
functions together with six-figure tables of the functions .
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