Mingari Scarpello, Giovanni ; Ritelli, Daniele
(2011)
π and the hypergeometric functions of complex argument.
Journal of Number Theory, 131
(10).
pp. 1887-1900.
ISSN 0022-314X
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In this article we derive some new identities concerning π, algebraic radicals and some special occurrences
of the Gauss hypergeometric function 2F1 in the analytic continuation. All of them have been derived by tackling some elliptic or hyperelliptic known integral, and looking for another representation of it by means of
hypergeometric functions like those of Gauss, Appell or Lauricella. In any case we have focused on integrand functions having at least one couple of complex-conjugate roots. Founding upon a special hyperelliptic reduction formula due to Hermite, [6], π is obtained as a ratio of a complete elliptic integral and the four-variable Lauricella function. Furthermore, starting with a certain binomial integral, we succeed in providing
ratio of a linear combination of complete elliptic integrals of the first and second kinds to the Appell hyperge- ometric function of two complex-conjugate arguments. Each of the formulae we found theoretically has been satisfactorily tested by means of Mathematica
Abstract
In this article we derive some new identities concerning π, algebraic radicals and some special occurrences
of the Gauss hypergeometric function 2F1 in the analytic continuation. All of them have been derived by tackling some elliptic or hyperelliptic known integral, and looking for another representation of it by means of
hypergeometric functions like those of Gauss, Appell or Lauricella. In any case we have focused on integrand functions having at least one couple of complex-conjugate roots. Founding upon a special hyperelliptic reduction formula due to Hermite, [6], π is obtained as a ratio of a complete elliptic integral and the four-variable Lauricella function. Furthermore, starting with a certain binomial integral, we succeed in providing
ratio of a linear combination of complete elliptic integrals of the first and second kinds to the Appell hyperge- ometric function of two complex-conjugate arguments. Each of the formulae we found theoretically has been satisfactorily tested by means of Mathematica
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Complete Elliptic Integral of first kind, Hypergeometric Function, π, Appell Function, Lauricella- Saran Function
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0022-314X
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Complete Elliptic Integral of first kind, Hypergeometric Function, π, Appell Function, Lauricella- Saran Function
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0022-314X
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