Can e^{e^{e^{x}}} Be Simplified or Related to Hypergeometric Functions?

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Is there any way to simplify or clarify e^e^e^x ?
Some sort of equivalence to a hypergeometric?
How about e^e^x?
Thanks
 
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What you have written, without parentheses,is ambiguous. That is why CRGreathouse said "Assuming that these associate the usual way (right-to-left)".

[tex]e^{e^{e^x}}[/tex]
does not simplify.

[tex]((e^e)^e)^x= (e^e)^{ex}= e^{e^2x}[/tex]
 


PlasticOh-No said:
Is there any way to simplify or clarify e^e^e^x ?
Some sort of equivalence to a hypergeometric?
How about e^e^x?
Thanks

Assume it's the way I think you want it to be:

[tex]e^{e^{e^{x}}}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n x^n[/tex]

and you know how to figure out what each a_n is.
 


Thanks everyone for your help. Yes, I meant

[tex]e^{e^{e^{x}}}[/tex]
 
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