Interesting Hypergeometric Theorems By Shalosh B. Ekhad Let R(a,n) denote the rising factorial: a(a+1)...(a+n-1). Theorem , 1, : , 1/2 n 1/2 (9/8 - 3/8 I 3 ) R(2/3, n) F(-n, n + 1, -2 n, 1/2 - 1/2 I 3 ) = ----------------------------- R(1/2, n) /256\n |---| R(5/8, n) R(9/8, n) \243/ Theorem , 2, : , F(-n, -n + 1/4, 2 n + 5/4, 1/9) = -------------------------- 13 R(2/3, n) R(--, n) 12 /256\n |---| R(7/8, n) R(11/8, n) \243/ Theorem , 3, : , F(-n, -n - 1/4, 2 n + 7/4, 1/9) = --------------------------- 11 R(4/3, n) R(--, n) 12 n (1/4) R(3/4, n) R(5/4, n) Theorem , 4, : , F(-2 n, n + 1/2, 2 n + 3/2, 2) = -------------------------- R(7/8, n) R(9/8, n) Theorem , 5, : , R(3/8, n) R(7/8, n) R(5/8, n) R(9/8, n) F(-2 n, 1/2, 4 n + 3/2, 1/4) = --------------------------------------- 11 13 R(7/12, n) R(5/12, n) R(--, n) R(--, n) 12 12 Theorem , 6, : , / 1/2 \n |54 5 27| 1/2 |------- + --| R(2/3, n) R(4/3, n) 5 \ 125 25/ F(-2 n, 2 n + 1, 3 n + 2, 1/2 - ----) = ----------------------------------- 2 R(4/5, n) R(6/5, n) /27\n |--| R(4/3, n) \32/ Theorem , 7, : , F(-n, -n + 1/3, n + 4/3, -1/8) = --------------- R(7/6, n) /64\n |--| R(3/4, n) R(5/4, n) \81/ Theorem , 8, : , F(-n, -n + 1/2, 2 n + 3/2, -1/3) = ------------------------- R(2/3, n) R(7/6, n) /27\n |--| R(5/6, n) R(7/6, n) \32/ Theorem , 9, : , F(-n, n + 1/2, 3 n + 3/2, 1/2) = ------------------------- R(7/8, n) R(9/8, n) /256\n |---| R(3/4, n) R(5/4, n) \243/ Theorem , 10, : , F(-n, -n + 1/2, 2 n + 3/2, 1/9) = -------------------------- R(5/6, n) R(7/6, n) Theorem , 11, : , / 1/2 \n | 50 5 125| 1/2 |- ------- + ---| R(3/5, n) R(2/5, n) 5 \ 27 27 / F(-2 n, 2 n + 1, -3 n, 1/2 - ----) = -------------------------------------- 2 R(1/3, n) R(2/3, n) Theorem , 12, : , n (5 n + 2) 4 R(1/3, n) R(2/3, n) F(-3 n, -n + 3/2, -3 n + 1/2, -3) = -------------------------------- (2 n - 1) R(1/6, n) R(5/6, n) Theorem , 13, : , / 1/2\n |125 25 5 | 1/2 |--- + -------| R(3/5, n) R(2/5, n) 5 \128 128 / F(-2 n, n + 1, -4 n, ---- - 1/2) = ------------------------------------ 2 R(1/4, n) R(3/4, n) Theorem , 14, : , / 1/2 \n | 27 5 27| 1/2 |- ------- + --| R(2/3, n) R(4/3, n) 5 \ 250 50/ F(-2 n, n + 1, 3 n + 2, ---- + 3/2) = ------------------------------------- 2 R(4/5, n) R(6/5, n) Theorem , 15, : , F(-n, -n + 1/2, 4 n + 3/2, 1/5) = /16384\n |-----| R(3/8, n) R(7/8, n) R(5/8, n) R(9/8, n) \15625/ ------------------------------------------------ 11 R(3/5, n) R(2/5, n) R(9/10, n) R(--, n) 10 1/2 5 Theorem , 16, : , F(-2 n, n + 1/2, 3 n + 3/2, 3/2 - ----) = 2 / 1/2\n |27 27 5 | |-- + -------| R(5/6, n) R(7/6, n) \50 250 / ----------------------------------- 11 R(9/10, n) R(--, n) 10 /27\n |--| R(5/3, n) \32/ Theorem , 17, : , F(-n, -n - 1/3, n + 5/3, -1/8) = --------------- R(3/2, n) 1/2 Theorem , 18, : , F(-2 n, 2 n + 1, 4 n + 2, 1/2 + 1/2 I 3 ) = 1/2 n (8/27 - 8/27 I 3 ) R(3/4, n) R(5/4, n) ----------------------------------------- R(2/3, n) R(7/6, n) Theorem , 19, : , 1/2 n 1/2 (2/3 + 2/9 I 3 ) R(3/2, n) F(-n, n + 1, 2 n + 2, 1/2 - 1/2 I 3 ) = ----------------------------- R(4/3, n) 7.337