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Tables of the Appell Hypergeometric Functions $F_2$

Mathematical Physics 2008-10-28 v3 math.MP

Abstract

The generalized hypergeometric function qFp_qF_p is a power series in which the ratio of successive terms is a rational function of the summation index. The Gaussian hypergeometric functions 2F1_2F_1 and 3F2_3F_2 are most common special cases of the generalized hypergeometric function qFp_qF_p. The Appell hypergeometric functions FqF_q, q=1,2,3,4q=1,2,3,4 are product of two hypergeometric functions 2F1_2F_1 that appear in many areas of mathematical physics. Here, we are interested in the Appell hypergeometric function F2F_2 which is known to have a double integral representation. As demonstrated by Opps, Saad, and Srivastava (J. Math. Anal. Appl. 302 (2005) 180-195), the double integral representation of F2F_2 can be reduced to a single integral that can be easily evaluated for certain values of the parameters in terms of 2F1_2F_1 and 3F2_3F_2. Using many of the reduction formulas of 2F1_2F_1 and 3F2_3F_2 and the representation of F2F_2 in terms of a single integral, we have begun to tabulate new reduction formulas for F2F_2.

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@article{arxiv.0809.5203,
  title  = {Tables of the Appell Hypergeometric Functions $F_2$},
  author = {Jonathan Murley and Nasser Saad},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.5203},
  year   = {2008}
}

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