Some multiple hypergeometric transformations and associated reduction formulas

The main object of the present paper is to derive various classes of double-series identities and to show how these general results would apply to yield some (known or new) reduction formulas for the Appell, Kampé de Fériet, and Lauricella hypergeometric functions of several variables. A number of closely-related linear generating functions for the classical Jacobi polynomials are also investigated.     

Applications of hypergeometric summation theorems of kummer and dixon involving double series

Using series iteration techniques, we derive a number of general double series identities and apply each of these identities in order to deduce several hypergeometric reduction formulas involving the Srivastava-Daoust double hypergeometric function. The results presented in this article are based essentially upon the hypergeometric summation theorems of Kummer and Dixon.     

A bibasic hypergeometric transformation associated with combinatorial identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan type

During the last five decades, a number of combinatorial generalizations and interpretations have occurred for the identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan type. The object of this paper is to give a most general known analytic auxiliary functional generalization which can be used to give combinatorial interpretations of generalizedq-identities of the Rogers-Ramanujan type. The derivation realise the theory of basic hypergeometric series with two unconnected bases.     

Well‐posed fractional calculus operator: Obtaining new transformations formulas involving Gauss hypergeometric functions with rational quadratic,cubic, and higher degree arguments

In this paper, we propose a systematic method for discovering new transformation formulas for the Gauss hypergeometric function with quadratic and rational (quadratic, cubic, and of higher degree) arguments. These new transformation formulas are obtained from known transformation formulas given in 1881 by Goursat (E. Goursat, Sur l'Équation différentielle linéaire qui admet pour intégrale la série hypergéométrique, Annales scientifique de l'É. N. S., 2e série tome 10 [1881], 3–142). This method relies on the use of the well‐posed fractional calculus operator introduced by Tremblay (R. Tremblay, Une contribution à la théorie de la dérivée fractionnaire, Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, Québec, Canada [1974]). We illustrate the effectiveness of the method by giving several presumably new transformation formulas for the Gauss hypergeometric function.     

Some subclasses of multivalent functions involving a certain linear operator

The authors investigate various inclusion and other properties of several subclasses of the class Ap of normalized p-valent analytic functions in the open unit disk, which are defined here by means of a certain linear operator. Problems involving generalized neighborhoods of analytic functions in the class Ap are investigated. Finally, some applications of fractional calculus operators are considered.     

Certain summation formulas involving harmonic numbers and generalized harmonic numbers

Harmonic numbers and generalized harmonic numbers have been studied since the distant past and involved in a wide range of diverse fields such as analysis of algorithms in computer science, various branches of number theory, elementary particle physics and theoretical physics. Here we aim at presenting further interesting identities about certain finite or infinite series involving harmonic numbers and generalized harmonic numbers by applying an algorithmic method to a known summation formula for the hypergeometric function ₅F₄(1).     

A certain class of incomplete elliptic integrals and associated definite integrals

In many seemingly diverse physical contexts (including, for example, certain radiation field problems, studies of crystallographic minimal surfaces, the theory of scattering of acoustic or electromagnetic waves by means of an elliptic disk, studies of elliptical crack problems in fracture mechanics, and so on), a remarkably large number of general families of elliptic-type integrals, and indeed also many definite integrals of such families with respect to their modulus (or complementary modulus), are known to arise naturally. Motivated essentially by these and many other potential avenues of their applications, we present here a systematic account of the theory of a certain family of incomplete elliptic integrals in a unified and generalized manner. By means of the familiar Riemann–Liouville fractional differintegral operators, we obtain several explicit hypergeometric representations and apply these representations with a view to deriving various associated definite integrals, not only with respect to the modulus (or complementary modulus), but also with respect to the amplitude of the incomplete elliptic integrals involved therein.     

Some families of combinatorial and other series identities and their applications

The main object of this presentation is to show how some simple combinatorial identities can lead to several general families of combinatorial and other series identities as well as summation formulas associated with the Fox-Wright function _pΨ_q and various related generalized hypergeometric functions. At least one of the hypergeometric summation formulas, which is derived here in this manner, has already found a remarkable application in producing several interesting generalizations of the Karlsson-Minton summation formula. We also consider a number of other combinatorial series identities and rational sums which were proven, in recent works, by using different methods and techniques. We show that much more general results can be derived by means of certain summation theorems for hypergeometric series. Relevant connections of the results presented here with those in the aforementioned investigations are also considered.     

Some Closed-Form Evaluations of Multiple Hypergeometric and <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Hypergeometric Series

The main object of the present paper is to show how some fairly general analytical tools and techniques can be applied with a view to deriving summation, transformation and reduction formulas for multiple hypergeometric and multiple basic (or q-) hypergeometric series. By making use of some reduction formulas for multivariable hypergeometric functions, the authors investigate several closed-form evaluations of various families of multiple hypergeometric and q-hypergeometric series. Relevant connections of the results presented in this paper with those obtained in earlier works are also considered. A number of multiple q-series identities, which are developed in this paper, are observed to be potentially useful in the related problems involving closed-form evaluations of multivariable q-hypergeometric functions. Dedicated to the Memory of Leonard Carlitz (1907–1999)Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) Primary 33C65, 33C70, 33D70; secondary 33C20, 33D15.     

Some generalizations of the Apostol-Genocchi polynomials and the Stirling numbers of the second kind

Recently, the authors introduced some generalizations of the Apostol-Bernoulli polynomials and the Apostol-Euler polynomials (see [Q.-M. Luo, H.M. Srivastava, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 308 (2005) 290-302] and [Q.-M. Luo, Taiwanese J. Math. 10 (2006) 917-925]). The main object of this paper is to investigate an analogous generalization of the Genocchi polynomials of higher order, that is, the so-called Apostol-Genocchi polynomials of higher order. For these generalized Apostol-Genocchi polynomials, we establish several elementary properties, provide some explicit relationships with the Apostol-Bernoulli polynomials and the Apostol-Euler polynomials, and derive various explicit series representations in terms of the Gaussian hypergeometric function and the Hurwitz (or generalized) zeta function. We also deduce their special cases and applications which are shown here to lead to the corresponding results for the Genocchi and Euler polynomials of higher order. By introducing an analogue of the Stirling numbers of the second kind, that is, the so-called λ-Stirling numbers of the second kind, we derive some basic properties and formulas and consider some interesting applications to the family of the Apostol type polynomials. Furthermore, we also correct an error in a previous paper [Q.-M. Luo, H.M. Srivastava, Comput. Math. Appl. 51 (2006) 631-642] and pose two open problems on the subject of our investigation.     

Series representations for some mathematical constants

The authors apply a classical series identity involving the psi (or digamma) function with a view to deriving series representations for a number of known mathematical constants. Several closely-related consequences and results are also considered.