Balanced \(_ 3\phi_ 2\) summation theorems for \(U(n)\) basic hypergeometric series (Q1372874)

The Bailey transform is \textit{G. E. Andrews}' [Proc. Symp. Pure Math. Am. Math. Soc., Columbus, Ohio 1978, Proc. Symp. Pure Math. 34, 1-24 (1979; Zbl 0403.33002)] codification in terms of matrix inversions of a technique of W. N. Bailey for generating new Rogers-Ramanujan type identities. It can also be used to exhibit the equivalence of certain pairs of identities such as the summation formulæ for the terminating balanced \(_3\phi_2\) and the very-well-poised \(_6\phi_5\). In this paper, the author moves all of this machinery up to the context of multiple basic hypergeometric series very-well-poised on \(U(n+1)\). It is then used to recreate much of the classical theory of basic hypergeometric series in the more general context of multiple series over \(U(n+1)\).