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Lambert series and q-functions near q=1

Number Theory 2018-03-08 v1

Abstract

We study the Lambert series Lq(s,x)=k=1ksqkx/(1qk)\mathscr{L}_q(s,x) = \sum_{k=1}^\infty k^s q^{k x}/(1-q^k), for all sCs \in \mathbb{C}. We obtain the complete asymptotic expansion of Lq(s,x)\mathscr{L}_q(s,x) near q=1q=1. Our analysis of the Lambert series yields the asymptotic forms for several related q-functions: the q-gamma and q-polygamma functions, the q-Pochhammer symbol, and, in closed form, the Jacobi theta functions. Some typical results include Γ2(14)Γ2(34)213/32πlog2\Gamma_2(\frac{1}{4}) \Gamma_2(\frac{3}{4}) \simeq \frac{2^{13/32} \pi}{\log 2} and ϑ4(0,e1/π)2πeπ3 ⁣/4\vartheta_4 (0,e^{-1/\pi}) \simeq 2 \pi e^{-\pi^3\!/4}, with relative errors of order 102510^{-25} and 102710^{-27} respectively.

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@article{arxiv.1602.01085,
  title  = {Lambert series and q-functions near q=1},
  author = {Shubho Banerjee and Blake Wilkerson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.01085},
  year   = {2018}
}

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