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On identities involving the sixth order mock theta functions

Author(s): Jeremy Lovejoy
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 138 (2010), 2547-2552.
MSC (2010): Primary 33D15
Posted: March 3, 2010
MathSciNet review: 2607884
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Abstract: We present $ q$-series proofs of four identities involving sixth order mock theta functions from Ramanujan's lost notebook. We also show how Ramanujan's identities can be used to give a quick proof of four sixth order identities of Berndt and Chan.


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Additional Information:

Jeremy Lovejoy
Affiliation: Laboratorie d'Informatique Algorithmique: Fondements et Applications, CNRS UMR 7089, Université Denis Diderot - Paris 7, Case 7014, 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
Email: lovejoy@liafa.jussieu.fr

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-10-10296-2
PII: S 0002-9939(10)10296-2
Received by editor(s): November 19, 2009
Posted: March 3, 2010
Communicated by: Ken Ono
Copyright of article: Copyright 2010, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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