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By employing the linearization method and the inversion technique, we establish explicitly analytical formulae for a large class of nonterminating \(_3F_2(\frac{1}{4})\)-series, perturbed by three extra integer parameters. Several closed formulae are presented as examples.
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Chen, X., Chu, W. Evaluation of nonterminating \(_3F_2(\frac{1}{4})\)-series perturbed by three integer parameters. Anal.Math.Phys. 11, 67 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13324-021-00503-6
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Keywords
- Hypergeometric series
- Inverse series relations
- Pfaff–Saalschütz theorem
- Linearization method
- Series rearrangement
- Finite differences