Another simple proof of the quintuple product identity (Q2368366)

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    Another simple proof of the quintuple product identity
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5019216

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      Another simple proof of the quintuple product identity (English)
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      19 April 2006
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      The author presents a proof of the quintuple identity \[ \begin{gathered}\prod_{n=0}^\infty(1-q^{2n+2})(1-zq^{2n+1}) \biggl(1-\frac{1}{z}q^{2n+1}\biggr) (1-z^2q^{4n}) \biggl(1-\frac{1}{z^2}q^{4n+4}\biggr)\\ = \sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}q^{3n^2+n} (z^{3n}q^{-3n}-z^{-3n-1}q^{3n+1}),\end{gathered} \] for \(z\neq 0\) and \(| q| <1\).
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