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Watson's basic analogue of Ramanujan's entry 40 and its generalization

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2008-02-03 v1

Abstract

We generalize Watson's q q -analogue of Ramanujan's Entry 40 continued fraction by deriving solutions to a 10ϕ9 {}_{10} \phi_9 series contiguous relation and applying Pincherle's theorem. Watson's result is recovered as a special terminating case, while a limit case yields a new continued fraction associated with an \ephis \ephis series contiguous relation.

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@article{arxiv.math/9312211,
  title  = {Watson's basic analogue of Ramanujan's entry 40 and its generalization},
  author = {Dharma P. Gupta and David R. Masson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9312211},
  year   = {2008}
}
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