Dixon's Hypergeometric Theorem/Examples/3F2(0.5,0.25,0.25;1.25,1.25;1)
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Example of Use of Dixon's Hypergeometric Theorem
- $1 + \dfrac 1 {5^2} \paren {\dfrac 1 2} + \dfrac 1 {9^2} \paren {\dfrac {1 \times 3} {2 \times 4} } + \dfrac 1 {13^2} \paren {\dfrac {1 \times 3 \times 5} {2 \times 4 \times 6} } + \cdots = \dfrac {\pi^{\frac 5 2} } {8 \sqrt 2 \paren {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4} }^2}$
Proof
From Dixon's Hypergeometric Theorem:
- $\ds \map { {}_3 \operatorname F_2} { { {n, -x, -y} \atop {x + n + 1, y + n + 1} } \, \middle \vert \, 1} = \dfrac {\map \Gamma {x + n + 1} \map \Gamma {y + n + 1} \map \Gamma {\dfrac n 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {x + y + \dfrac n 2 + 1} } { \map \Gamma {n + 1} \map \Gamma {x + y + n + 1} \map \Gamma {x + \dfrac n 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {y + \dfrac n 2 + 1} }$
where:
- $\ds \map { {}_3 \operatorname F_2} { { {n, -x, -y} \atop {x + n + 1, y + n + 1} } \, \middle \vert \, 1}$ is the generalized hypergeometric function of $1$: $\ds \sum_{k \mathop = 0}^\infty \dfrac { n^{\overline k} \paren {-x}^{\overline k} \paren {-y}^{\overline k} } { \paren {x + n + 1}^{\overline k} \paren {y + n+ 1}^{\overline k} } \dfrac {1^k} {k!}$
- $x^{\overline k}$ denotes the $k$th rising factorial power of $x$
- $\map \Gamma {n + 1} = n!$ is the Gamma function.
We have:
\(\ds \map { {}_3 \operatorname F_2} { { {\dfrac 1 2, \dfrac 1 4, \dfrac 1 4} \atop {\dfrac 5 4, \dfrac 5 4} } \, \middle \vert \, 1}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \sum_{k \mathop = 0}^\infty \dfrac { \paren {\dfrac 1 2}^{\overline k} \paren {\dfrac 1 4}^{\overline k} \paren {\dfrac 1 4}^{\overline k} } {\paren {\dfrac 5 4}^{\overline k} \paren {\dfrac 5 4}^{\overline k} } \dfrac {1^k} {k!}\) | Definition of Generalized Hypergeometric Function | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 + \dfrac {\paren {\dfrac 1 2} \paren {\dfrac 1 4}^2} {\paren {1!} \paren {\dfrac 5 4}^2} + \dfrac {\paren {\dfrac 1 2 \times \dfrac 3 2} \paren {\dfrac 1 4 \times \dfrac 5 4}^2} {\paren {2!} \paren {\dfrac 5 4 \times \dfrac 9 4}^2} + \dfrac {\paren {\dfrac 1 2 \times \dfrac 3 2 \times \dfrac 5 2} \paren {\dfrac 1 4 \times \dfrac 5 4 \times \dfrac 9 4}^2} {\paren {3!} \paren {\dfrac 5 4 \times \dfrac 9 4 \times \dfrac {13} 4}^2} + \cdots\) | One to Integer Rising is Integer Factorial, $1^k = 1$, Number to Power of Zero Rising is One | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 + \dfrac 1 {5^2} \paren {\dfrac 1 2} + \dfrac 1 {9^2} \paren {\dfrac {1 \times 3} {2 \times 4} } + \dfrac 1 {13^2} \paren {\dfrac {1 \times 3 \times 5} {2 \times 4 \times 6} } + \cdots\) |
and:
\(\ds \map { {}_3 \operatorname F_2} { { {\dfrac 1 2, \dfrac 1 4, \dfrac 1 4} \atop {\dfrac 5 4, \dfrac 5 4} } \, \middle \vert \, 1}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\map \Gamma {-\dfrac 1 4 + \dfrac 1 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {-\dfrac 1 4 + \dfrac 1 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {\dfrac {\dfrac 1 2} 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {-\dfrac 1 4 -\dfrac 1 4 + \dfrac {\dfrac 1 2} 2 + 1} } { \map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {-\dfrac 1 4 - \dfrac 1 4 + \dfrac 1 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {-\dfrac 1 4 + \dfrac {\dfrac 1 2} 2 + 1} \map \Gamma {-\dfrac 1 4 + \dfrac {\dfrac 1 2} 2 + 1} }\) | Dixon's Hypergeometric Theorem | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 5 4} \map \Gamma {\dfrac 5 4} \map \Gamma {\dfrac 5 4} \map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4 } } { \map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 2} \map \Gamma 1 \map \Gamma 1 \map \Gamma 1}\) | simplifying | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\paren {\dfrac 1 4 \map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4} }^3 \map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4} } {\dfrac 1 2 \map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 2} }\) | Definition of Gamma Function and $\map \Gamma 1 = 1$ | |||||||||||
\(\text {(1)}: \quad\) | \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\paren {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4} }^2 \paren {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4} \map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4 } } } {32 \sqrt \pi}\) | Gamma Function of One Half, rearranging |
Recall the Euler's Reflection Formula:
- $\map \Gamma z \map \Gamma {1 - z} = \dfrac \pi {\map \sin {\pi z} }$
Therefore:
\(\ds \map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4} \map \Gamma {1 - \dfrac 1 4}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac \pi {\map \sin {\dfrac \pi 4} }\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4} \map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac \pi {\dfrac {\sqrt 2} 2 }\) | Sine of 45 Degrees | |||||||||||
\(\text {(2)}: \quad\) | \(\ds \map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\sqrt 2 \pi} {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4} }\) |
Substituting these results back into our equation above:
\(\ds \map { {}_3 \operatorname F_2} { { {\dfrac 1 2, \dfrac 1 4, \dfrac 1 4} \atop {\dfrac 5 4, \dfrac 5 4} } \, \middle \vert \, 1}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\paren {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4} }^2 \paren {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 1 4} \map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4 } } } {32 \sqrt \pi}\) | from $\paren {1}$ above | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\paren {\dfrac {\sqrt 2 \pi} {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4} } }^2 \paren {\sqrt 2 \pi} } {32 \sqrt \pi}\) | substituting $\paren {2}$ into $\paren {1}$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {\pi^{\frac 5 2} } {8 \sqrt 2 \paren {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4} }^2}\) |
Therefore:
- $1 + \dfrac 1 {5^2} \paren {\dfrac 1 2} + \dfrac 1 {9^2} \paren {\dfrac {1 \times 3} {2 \times 4} } + \dfrac 1 {13^2} \paren {\dfrac {1 \times 3 \times 5} {2 \times 4 \times 6} } + \cdots = \dfrac {\pi^{\frac 5 2} } {8 \sqrt 2 \paren {\map \Gamma {\dfrac 3 4} }^2 }$
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1989: Bruce C. Berndt: Ramanujan's Notebooks: Part II: Chapter $\text {10}$. Hypergeometric Series: $\text I$