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A new Ramanujan-like series for 1/π 2

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Our main results are a WZ-proof of a new Ramanujan-like series for 1/π 2 and a hypergeometric identity involving three series.

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Guillera, J. A new Ramanujan-like series for 1/π 2 . Ramanujan J 26, 369–374 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11139-010-9259-9

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