A simple proof of the quintuple product identity
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- by L. Carlitz and M. V. Subbarao
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 32 (1972), 42-44
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1972-0289316-2
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Abstract:
We show here that the important Watson-Gordon five product combinatorial identity can, in fact, be deduced as a very simple and natural corollary to the classical Jacobi triple product identity.References
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Bibliographic Information
- © Copyright 1972 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 32 (1972), 42-44
- MSC: Primary 05.04
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1972-0289316-2
- MathSciNet review: 0289316