Domb's numbers and Ramanujan-Sato type series for 1/π

Heng Huat Chan, Song Heng Chan, Zhiguo Liu

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Abstract

In this article, we construct a general series for 1/π. We indicate that Ramanujan's 1/π-series are all special cases of this general series and we end the paper with a new class of 1/π-series. Our work is motivated by series recently discovered by Takeshi Sato.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)396-410
Number of pages15
JournalAdvances in Mathematics
Volume186
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Aug 2004

Keywords

  • Clausen's identity
  • Differential equations
  • Domb's numbers
  • Hypergeometric series
  • Modular equations
  • Ramanujan-type series
  • Theta functions

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