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

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

4ϕ3[a1,a2,a3,a4b1,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=1m∏j=0r−1(1−aiqj)(a_1,\ldots,a_m;q)_r=\prod_{i=1}^m\prod_{j=0}^{r-1}(1-a_iq^j). Andrews' conjecture. For n≥0n\geq 0, there holds

4ϕ3[q−2n, a, b, q3−2n/abq2−2n/a, q4−2n/b, abq;q2,q2]=(a,−q;q)n(b;q)n−1(ab;q2)n−1(abq2n−2(b−q2)+abqn−1(q−1)+q−b)qn+1(1−abq2n−1)(ab;q)n−1(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.

References

Primary source

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

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