EVALUATION OF CERTAIN EXOTIC (1)-SERIES

Abstract

AbstractA class of exotic $_3F_2(1)$ -series is examined by integral representations, which enables the authors to present relatively easier proofs for a few remarkable formulae. By means of the linearization method, these $_3F_2(1)$ -series are further extended with two integer parameters. A general summation theorem is explicitly established for these extended series, and several sample summation identities are highlighted as consequences.