An elementary proof of the irrationality of Tschakaloff series

DOI10.1007/S10958-007-0382-0zbMATH Open1204.11112arXivmath/0506086OpenAlexW2017319863MaRDI QIDQ950793FDOQ950793

Authors: Wadim Zudilin 

Publication date: 28 October 2008

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Sciences (New York) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a new proof of the irrationality of values of the series $T_q(z)=su{m}_{n=0}^{i}nfty{z}^n{q}^{-n(n-1)/2}$ in both qualitative and quantitative forms. The proof is based on a hypergeometric construction of rational approximations to $T_q(z)$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0506086

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zbMATH Keywords

Chakalov series

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transcendence theory of other special functions (11J91) Irrationality; linear independence over a field (11J72)

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