The construction of $q$-analogues via $_3\phi_2$-series and $q$-difference equations
Abstract
We apply the EKHAD-normalization method given in our recent work to obtain, via the -version of Zeilberger's algorithm, -WZ pairs such that may be expressed as a basic hypergeometric series of the form with multiple free parameters, and in such a way so that . In contrast to how previous applications of EKHAD-normalization relied on -analogues for specific WZ pairs introduced by Guillera, our multiparameter approach provides a broad framework in the construction of -analogues for accelerated series for universal constants such as . We apply this multiparameter version of EKHAD-normalization to obtain and prove new -analogues for accelerated hypergeometric series attributed to many authors, including (alphabetically) Adamchik and Wagon, Ap\'{e}ry, Chu, Chu and Zhang, Fabry, Guillera, Ramanujan, and Zeilberger.
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@article{arxiv.2602.14314,
title = {The construction of $q$-analogues via $_3\phi_2$-series and $q$-difference equations},
author = {John M. Campbell},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.14314},
year = {2026}
}
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