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Watson’s addition formula and q series

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An Extension of Watson’s addition formula for Theta functions and Landen transformation is obtained. This is based on properties on the non-degenerate eigenvalues of the discrete Fourier transform for \(n=4\). As a application, we have derived some q series identities.

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Masal, H., Bhate, H. & Kendre, S. Watson’s addition formula and q series. Indian J Pure Appl Math (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13226-023-00404-3

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