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In this paper, we find new proofs of modular relations for the Göllnitz-Gordon functions established earlier by S.-S. Huang and S.-L. Chen. We use Schröter’s formulas and some simple theta-function identities of Ramanujan to establish the relations. We also find some new modular relations of the same nature.
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Research partially supported by grant SR/FTP/MA-02/2002 from DST, Govt. of India.
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Baruah, N.D., Bora, J. & Saikia, N. Some new proofs of modular relations for the Göllnitz-Gordon functions. Ramanujan J 15, 281–301 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11139-007-9079-8
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