Euler integral symmetry and the deformed hypergeometric equation (Q1930250)

The author considers the deformed hypergeometric differential equation \[ y''(z)+\left(\frac{\alpha}{z}+\frac{\beta}{z-1}-\frac{1}{z-\lambda}\right)y'(z)+\frac{1}{z(z-1)}\left(\frac{\chi}{z-\lambda}+\frac{\sigma}{\lambda(\lambda-1)}\right)y(z)=0, \] which has regular singular points at \(z=0\), \(z=1\) and \(z=\infty\) and also at \(z=\lambda\). The parameter \(\sigma\) is chosen in such a way that solutions do not have a logarithmic singularity at \(z=\lambda\). The author applies the so-called Euler integral symmetry to this deformed hypergeometric differential equation which leads to solutions in the form of complex contour integrals.