On a $_2F_1\big(\frac{1}{4}\big)$-identity due to Gosper

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author Hakimoglu-Brown, Cetin
author_facet Hakimoglu-Brown, Cetin
contents It is only in exceptional cases that a $_2F_1(z)$-series with rational parameters and a rational argument, apart from the cases for $z \in \{ \pm 1, \frac{1}{2} \}$ associated with classical hypergeometric identities, admits an evaluation given by a combination of $Γ$-values with rational arguments. In this paper, we present a new and integration-based approach toward the construction of special values for $_2F_1$-series of the desired form. We apply this approach using a $_2F_1\big(\frac{1}{4}\big)$-identity originally due to Gosper and later considered by Vidunas, Ebisu, and Zudilin, to evaluate a ${}_{2}F_{1}$-series of convergence rate $\big(\frac{172872}{185039}\big)^2$. With regard to extant research on so-called ``strange'' ${}_{2}F_{1}$-evaluations, as in the work of Ebisu and Zeilberger, our new series seems to have the largest numerator/denominator in its argument.
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spellingShingle On a $_2F_1\big(\frac{1}{4}\big)$-identity due to Gosper
Hakimoglu-Brown, Cetin
Classical Analysis and ODEs
33C05
It is only in exceptional cases that a $_2F_1(z)$-series with rational parameters and a rational argument, apart from the cases for $z \in \{ \pm 1, \frac{1}{2} \}$ associated with classical hypergeometric identities, admits an evaluation given by a combination of $Γ$-values with rational arguments. In this paper, we present a new and integration-based approach toward the construction of special values for $_2F_1$-series of the desired form. We apply this approach using a $_2F_1\big(\frac{1}{4}\big)$-identity originally due to Gosper and later considered by Vidunas, Ebisu, and Zudilin, to evaluate a ${}_{2}F_{1}$-series of convergence rate $\big(\frac{172872}{185039}\big)^2$. With regard to extant research on so-called ``strange'' ${}_{2}F_{1}$-evaluations, as in the work of Ebisu and Zeilberger, our new series seems to have the largest numerator/denominator in its argument.
title On a $_2F_1\big(\frac{1}{4}\big)$-identity due to Gosper
topic Classical Analysis and ODEs
33C05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.04799