Andrews' conjecture on a 4ϕ3{}_4\phi_3 summation

Let n0n\geq 0, and let the basic hypergeometric series 4ϕ3{}_4\phi_3 and the qq-shifted factorials be defined by

4ϕ3[a1,a2,a3,a4\b1,b2,b3;q,z]=k=0(a1,a2,a3,a4;q)kzk(q,b1,b2,b3;q)k,{}_4\phi_3\left[\begin{array}{c}a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4\b_1,b_2,b_3\end{array};q,z\right]=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\frac{(a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4;q)_kz^k}{(q,b_1,b_2,b_3;q)_k},

where (a1,,am;q)r=i=1mj=0r1(1aiqj)(a_1,\ldots,a_m;q)_r=\prod_{i=1}^m\prod_{j=0}^{r-1}(1-a_iq^j). Andrews' conjecture. For n0n\geq 0, there holds

4ϕ3[q2n,a,b,q32n/ab\q22n/a,q42n/b,abq;q2,q2]=(a,q;q)n(b;q)n1(ab;q2)n1(abq2n2(bq2)+abqn1(q1)+qb)qn+1(1abq2n1)(ab;q)n1(a,b/q2;q2)n.{}_4\phi_3\left[\begin{array}{c}q^{-2n},\,a,\,b,\,q^{3-2n}/ab\q^{2-2n}/a,\,q^{4-2n}/b,\,abq\end{array};q^2,q^2\right] =\frac{(a,-q;q)_n(b;q)_{n-1}(ab;q^2)_{n-1}\left(abq^{2n-2}(b-q^2)+abq^{n-1}(q-1)+q-b\right)}{q^{n+1}(1-abq^{2n-1})(ab;q)_{n-1}(a,b/q^2;q^2)_n}.

This summation is a basic hypergeometric identity conjectured by Andrews and is presented in the source as a conjecture; the supplied status is unknown, while this paper's abstract says that the conjecture is confirmed by the authors' proof.

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Primary source

Victor J. W. Guo, “Proof of Andrews' conjecture on a_4ϕ_3 summation”, arXiv:1012.2545 (2010).

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