Vol. 29 (2019)
Articles

A small trove of functional equations

M.L. Glasser
Department of Physics, Clarkson University, Postdam, NY 13699-5820
Portada

Published 2024-09-04

Keywords

  • Euler transform,
  • Hypergeometric function,
  • functional identity

Abstract

A new proof is presented for an old algebraic identity which is then used to produce the general functional relation 

\(\ sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \frac{(m)_k}{k!} g(m,k) + \sum_{k=0}^{m-1} \frac{(n)_k}{k!} g(k,n) = g(0,0)\)

where \(\ g\) is an Euler transform, and a related integral identity. Several examples are given.