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Dougall’s \(_5F_4\) sum and the WZ algorithm

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• Jesús GuilleraEmail author

Article

First Online: 16 April 2018

Received: 19 November 2016

Accepted: 19 January 2018

Abstract

We show how to prove the examples of a paper by Chu and Zhang using the WZ algorithm.

Keywords

Generalized hypergeometric series Dougall’s sum WZ algorithm Ramanujan-type series Evaluation of constants 

Mathematics Subject Classification

33C20 33F10 11Y60 

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Authors and Affiliations

• Jesús Guillera
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1. 1.Department of MathematicsUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain