Ratios of the Gauss hypergeometric functions with parameters shifted by integers: part I

arXiv2103.13312MaRDI QIDQ6363642FDOQ6363642

Publication date: 24 March 2021

Abstract: We consider the ratio of two Gauss hypergeometric functions with real parameters shifted by arbitrary integers. We find a formula for the jump of this ratio over the branch cut in terms of a real hypergeometric polynomial, the beta density and the absolute value of the Gauss hypergeometric function. This allows us to construct explicit integral representations for such ratio when the asymptotic behaviour at unity is mild and the denominator does not vanish. Multiplying the ratio by the aforementioned polynomial, we obtain a function that belongs to a generalized Nevanlinna class for arbitrary values of real parameters. We give an in-depth analysis of a particular case known as the Gauss ratio. Furthermore, we establish a few general facts relating generalized Nevanlinna classes to Jacobi and Stieltjes continued fractions, as well as to factorization formulae for these classes. The results are illustrated with a large number of examples.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical hypergeometric functions, ({}_2F_1) (33C05) Continued fractions; complex-analytic aspects (30B70) Linear operators on spaces with an indefinite metric (47B50)

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