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Curious $q$-analogues
Consider the Fibonacci polynomials
$$F_n (x) = \sum_{j = 0}^{\left\lfloor {n/2} \right\rfloor }\binom{n-j}{j} x^{n - 2j} $$
and the Lucas polynomials
$$L_n (x) = \sum_{j = 0}^{\left\lfloor {n/2} \...
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Are the q-Catalan numbers q-holonomic?
The generating function $f(z)$ of the Catalan numbers which is characterized by $f(z)=1+zf(z)^2$ is D-finite, or holonomic, i.e. it satisfies a linear differential equation with polynomial ...
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Proof of certain $q$-identity for $q$-Catalan numbers
Let us use the standard notation for $q$-integers, $q$-binomials,
and the $q$-analog
$$
\operatorname{Cat}_q(n) := \frac{1}{[n+1]_q} \left[\matrix{2n \\ n}\right]_q.
$$
I want to prove that for all ...
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Infinite matrix leading eigenvector problem
This question is cross-posted at Math.StackExchange.com.
I'm trying to find the leading eigenvalue and corresponding left and right eigenvectors of the following infinite matrix, for $\lambda>0$:
$$...
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A curious $q$-series identity on a truncated Euler function
Recall that a $q$-Pochhammer symbol is defined as
$$
(x)_n = (x;q)_n := \prod_{l=0}^{n-1}(1-q^l x).
$$
I found the following curious $q$-series identity that seems to hold for any $n\geq 0$:
$$
(-1)^{...
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Is a basic hypergeometric function ${}_2\phi_1(a, b; c; q, z)$ a meromorphic function in $z$?
Here a basic hypergeometric function is the analytic continuation of the basic hypergeometric series (or called the $q$-hypergeometric series)
$$
{}_2\phi_1(a, b; c; q, z) = \sum^{\infty}_{n = 0} \...
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Does the Riemann characterization of the hypergeometric function have a q-analog?
This question is inspired by another recent one here, Characterization of the hypergeometric function. The latter is about the classical result of Riemann characterizing the hypergeometric functions ...
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What partial sum formulae exist for this basic hypergeometric series?
I've run into:
$$\sum_{x=1}^{\infty} {x^a\over 1-q^{x}}, \ s.t.\ q\in \mathbb N>1 \ or \ q\in (0, 1),\ a \in \mathbb N$$
I am interested mostly in the cases where $a = 1$ or $ a = 2$
Things I'...
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