docs: def eq_central_moments(n_counter, k_counter, dmu_over_dt, species, propensities, stoichiometry_matrix, max_order):
      r"""
      Function used to calculate the terms required for use in equations giving the time dependence of central moments.
  
      The function returns the list Containing the sum of the following terms in in equation 9,
      for each of the :math:`[n_1, ..., n_d]` combinations in eq. 9 where ... is ... # FIXME
  
      .. math::
          \mathbf{ {n \choose k} } (-1)^{ \mathbf{n-k} }
          [ \alpha \frac{d\beta}{dt} + \beta \frac{d\alpha}{dt} ]
  
  
      :param n_counter: a list of :class:`~means.core.descriptors.Moment`\s representing central moments
      :type n_counter: list[:class:`~means.core.descriptors.Moment`]
      :param k_counter: a list of :class:`~means.core.descriptors.Moment`\s representing raw moments
      :type k_counter: list[:class:`~means.core.descriptors.Moment`]
      :param dmu_over_dt: du/dt in paper
      :param species: species matrix: y_0, y_1,..., y_d
      :param propensities: propensities matrix
      :param stoichiometry_matrix: stoichiometry matrix
      :return: central_moments matrix with `(len(n_counter)-1)` rows and one column per each :math:`[n_1, ... n_d]` combination
      """
      central_moments = []
  
  
      # Loops through required combinations of moments (n1,...,nd)
      # (does not include 0th order central moment as this is 1,
      # or 1st order central moment as this is 0
  
      # copy dmu_mat matrix as a list of rows vectors (1/species)
      dmu_mat = [sp.Matrix(l).T for l in dmu_over_dt.tolist()]
  
      d_beta_over_dt_calculator = DBetaOverDtCalculator(propensities,n_counter,stoichiometry_matrix, species)
  
      for n_iter in n_counter:
          # skip zeroth moment
          if n_iter.order == 0 or n_iter.order > max_order:
              continue
  
          n_vec = n_iter.n_vector
  
          # Find all moments in k_counter that are lower than the current n_iter
          k_lower = [k for k in k_counter if n_iter >= k]
  
          taylor_exp_mat = []
  
          for k_iter in k_lower:
              k_vec = k_iter.n_vector
  
              # (n k) binomial term in equation 9
              n_choose_k = make_k_chose_e(k_vec, n_vec)
  
              # (-1)^(n-k) term in equation 9
              minus_one_pow_n_minus_k = product([sp.Integer(-1) ** (n - m) for (n,m)
                                                 in zip(n_vec, k_vec)])
  
              # Calculate alpha, dalpha_over_dt terms in equation 9
              alpha = product([s ** (n - k) for s, n, k in zip(species, n_vec, k_vec)])
              # eq 10 {(n - k) mu_i^(-1)} corresponds to {(n - k)/s}. s is symbol for mean of a species
  
              # multiplies by alpha an the ith row of dmu_mat and sum it to get dalpha_over_dt
              # eq 10 {(n - k) mu_i^(-1)} corresponds to {(n - k)/s}
              dalpha_over_dt = sympy_sum_list([((n - k) / s) * alpha * mu_row for s, n, k, mu_row
                                               in zip(species, n_vec, k_vec, dmu_mat)])
  
              # e_counter contains elements of k_counter lower than the current k_iter
              e_counter = [k for k in k_counter if k_iter >= k and k.order > 0]
  
              dbeta_over_dt = d_beta_over_dt_calculator.get(k_iter.n_vector, e_counter)
  
              # Calculate beta, dbeta_over_dt terms in equation 9
              if len(e_counter) == 0:
                  beta = 1
              else:
                  beta = k_iter.symbol
  
              taylor_exp_mat.append(n_choose_k * minus_one_pow_n_minus_k * (alpha * dbeta_over_dt + beta * dalpha_over_dt))
  
          # Taylorexp is a matrix which has an entry equal to
          # the `n_choose_k * minus_one_pow_n_minus_k * (AdB/dt + beta dA/dt)` term in equation 9  for each k1,..,kd
          # These are summed over to give the Taylor Expansion for each n1,..,nd combination in equation 9
          central_moments.append(sum_of_cols(sp.Matrix(taylor_exp_mat)))
  
      return sp.Matrix(central_moments)