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Ramanujan's cubic transformation and generalized modular equation

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2013-05-29 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

We study the quotient of hypergeometric functions \begin{equation*} \mu_{a}^*(r)=\frac{\pi}{2\sin{(\pi a)}}\frac{F(a,1-a;1;1-r^3)}{F(a,1-a;1;r^3)} \quad (r\in(0,1)) \end{equation*} in the theory of Ramanujan's generalized modular equation for a(0,1/2]a\in(0,1/2], find an infinite product formula for μ1/3(r)\mu_{1/3}^*(r) by use of the properties of μa(r)\mu_{a}^*(r) and Ramanujan's cubic transformation. Besides, a new cubic transformation formula of hypergeometric function is given, which complements the Ramanujan's cubic transformation.

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@article{arxiv.1305.6525,
  title  = {Ramanujan's cubic transformation and generalized modular equation},
  author = {Miaokun Wang and Yuming Chu and Yueping Jiang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.6525},
  year   = {2013}
}

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16 pages

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