Decomposition formulas for some triple hypergeometric functions

With the help of some techniques based upon certain inverse pairs of symbolic operators, the authors investigate several decomposition formulas associated with Srivastava's hypergeometric functions HA, HB and HC in three variables. Many operator identities involving these pairs of symbolic operators are first constructed for this purpose. By means of these operator identities, as many as 15 decomposition formulas are then found, which express the aforementioned triple hypergeometric functions in terms of such simpler functions as the products of the Gauss and Appell hypergeometric functions. Other closely-related results are also considered briefly.     

Matrix calculus and related hypergeometric functions

Using only simple tools of a version of matrix calculus we describe a way how to generate series expansions of hypergeometric functions of one (or two) matrix argument(s) in a straightforward manner without the need of computing the underlying zonal polynomials.     

On singular univariate specializations of bivariate hypergeometric functions

It is tempting to evaluate F₂(x,1) and similar univariate specializations of Appell's functions by evaluating the apparent power series at x=0 straight away using the Gauss formula for ₂F₁(1). But this kind of naive evaluation can lead to errors as the ₂F₁(1) coefficients might eventually diverge; then the actual power series at x=0 might involve branching terms. This paper demonstrates these complications by concrete examples.     

Differentiation identities for hypergeometric functions

It is well-known that differentiation of hypergeometric function multiplied by a certain power function yields another hypergeometric function with a different set of parameters. Such differentiation identities for hypergeometric functions have been used widely in various fields of applied mathematics and natural sciences. In this expository note, we provide a simple proof of the differentiation identities, which is based only on the definition of the coefficients for the power series expansion of the hypergeometric functions.     

Asymptotic expansions of Kummer hypergeometric functions with three asymptotic parameters a,b and z

In a recent paper (Temme, 2021) new asymptotic expansions are given for the Kummer functions $M(a,b,z)$ and $U(a,b+1,z)$ for large positive values of $a$ and $b$, with $z$ fixed and special attention for the case $a～b$. In this paper we extend the approach and also accept large values of $z$. The new expansions are valid when at least one of the parameters $a$, $b$, or $z$ is large. We provide numerical tables to show the performance of the expansions.     

On the hypergeometric matrix functions of two variables

We introduce the generalized hypergeometric function with matrix parameters. We also define two variable Appell matrix functions and find their regions of convergence as well as integral representations.     

Convergence of Magnus integral addition theorems for confluent hypergeometric functions

In 1946, Magnus presented an addition theorem for the confluent hypergeometric function of the second kind U with argument x+y expressed as an integral of a product of two U's, one with argument x and another with argument y. We take advantage of recently obtained asymptotics for U with large complex first parameter to determine a domain of convergence for Magnus' result. Using well-known specializations of U, we obtain corresponding integral addition theorems with precise domains of convergence for modified parabolic cylinder functions, and Hankel, Macdonald, and Bessel functions of the first and second kind with order zero and one.     

Geometric properties of basic hypergeometric functions

In this article, we consider basic hypergeometric functions introduced by Heine. We study the mapping properties of certain ratios of basic hypergeometric functions having shifted parameters and show that they map the domains of analyticity onto domains convex in the direction of the imaginary axis. In order to investigate these mapping properties, some useful identities are obtained in terms of basic hypergeometric functions. In addition, we find conditions under which the basic hypergeometric functions are in a q-close-to-convex family.     

Asymptotic expansions of some matrix argument hypergeometric functions, with applications to macromolecules

We have studied the asymptotics of two special two-matrix hypergeometric functions. The validity of the asymptotic expressions for these functions is seen in several selected numerical comparisons between the exact and asymptotic results. These hypergeometric functions find applications in configuration statistics of macromolecules as well as multivariate statistics.This work was supported by grant DE-FG06-84ER45123 from the Department of Energy, U.S.A.     

On the Wright hypergeometric matrix functions and their fractional calculus

In this paper we focus on the Wright hypergeometric matrix functions and incomplete Wright Gauss hypergeometric matrix functions by using Pochhammer matrix symbol. We first introduce the Wright hypergeometric functions of a matrix argument and examine the convergence of these matrix functions in the unit circle, then we discuss the integral representations and differential formulas of the Wright hypergeometric matrix functions. We have also carried out a similar study process for incomplete Wright Gauss hypergeometric matrix functions. Finally, we obtain some results on the transform and fractional calculus of these Wright hypergeometric matrix functions.     

Jacobi matrices generated by ratios of hypergeometric functions

A problem of determining zeroes of the Gauss hypergeometric function goes back to Klein, Hurwitz, and Van Vleck. In this very short note we show how ratios of hypergeometric functions arise as m-functions of Jacobi matrices and we then revisit the problem based on the recent developments of the spectral theory of non-Hermitian Jacobi matrices.     

Certain bilateral generating relations for generalized hypergeometric functions

Recently, we introduced a class of generalized hypergeometric functionsI n:(b _q)/α:(a _p) (x, w) by using a difference operator Δ _x,w , where . In this paper an attempt has been made to obtain some bilateral generating relations associated withI _n ^ga (x, w). Each result is followed by its applications to the classical orthogonal polynomials.     

Two finite classes of orthogonal functions

By using Fourier transforms of two symmetric sequences of finite orthogonal polynomials, we introduce two new classes of finite orthogonal functions and obtain their orthogonality relations via Parseval's identity.