On finite sums of Laguerre polynomials (Q627373)

The author considers finite sums of Laguerre polynomials and writes them in terms of Laguerre polynomials themselves or as confluent or other hypergeometric functions. He gives alternative approaches using contour integration and other integral representations. He also finds a Kummer-like transformation for a particular generalized hypergeometric function \(_{2}F_{2}\) in terms of Laguerre polynomials.