Recursion rules for the hypergeometric zeta function

Abstract

The hypergeometric zeta function is defined in terms of the zeros of the Kummer function M(a, a+b; z). It is established that this function is an entire function of order 1. The classical factorization theorem of Hadamard gives an expression as an infinite product. This provides linear and quadratic recurrences for the hypergeometric zeta function. A family of associated polynomials is characterized as Appell polynomials and the underlying distribution is given explicitly in terms of the zeros of the associated hypergeometric function. These properties are also given a probabilistic interpretation in the framework of beta distributions.