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A Note on the 2F1 Hypergeometric Function

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2010-08-03 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

The special case of the hypergeometric function 2F1_{2}F_{1} represents the binomial series (1+x)α=n=0(αn)xn(1+x)^{\alpha}=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}(\:\alpha n\:)x^{n} that always converges when x<1|x|<1. Convergence of the series at the endpoints, x=±1x=\pm 1, depends on the values of α\alpha and needs to be checked in every concrete case. In this note, using new approach, we reprove the convergence of the hypergeometric series 2F1(α,β;β;x)_{2}F_{1}(\alpha,\beta;\beta;x) for x<1|x|<1 and obtain new result on its convergence at point x=1x=-1 for every integer α0\alpha\neq 0. The proof is within a new theoretical setting based on the new method for reorganizing the integers and on the regular method for summation of divergent series.

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@article{arxiv.0912.0917,
  title  = {A Note on the 2F1 Hypergeometric Function},
  author = {Armen Bagdasaryan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0917},
  year   = {2010}
}

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7 pages; accepted by J. Math. Res

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