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Theta function identities and orthogonal polynomials

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Analytic Number Theory

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Bressoud, D.M. (1981). Theta function identities and orthogonal polynomials. In: Knopp, M.I. (eds) Analytic Number Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 899. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0096472

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