In
mathematics, the ''q''-theta function (or modified Jacobi theta function) is a type of
''q''-series which is used to define
elliptic hypergeometric series
In mathematics, an elliptic hypergeometric series is a series Σ''c'n'' such that the ratio
''c'n''/''c'n''−1 is an elliptic function of ''n'', analogous to generalized hypergeometric series where the ratio is a rational function of ...
.
It is given by
:
where one takes 0 ≤ , ''q'', < 1. It obeys the identities
:
It may also be expressed as:
:
where
is the
q-Pochhammer symbol
In mathematical area of combinatorics, the ''q''-Pochhammer symbol, also called the ''q''-shifted factorial, is the product
(a;q)_n = \prod_^ (1-aq^k)=(1-a)(1-aq)(1-aq^2)\cdots(1-aq^),
with (a;q)_0 = 1.
It is a ''q''-analog of the Pochhammer sym ...
.
See also
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elliptic hypergeometric series
In mathematics, an elliptic hypergeometric series is a series Σ''c'n'' such that the ratio
''c'n''/''c'n''−1 is an elliptic function of ''n'', analogous to generalized hypergeometric series where the ratio is a rational function of ...
*
Jacobi theta function
In mathematics, theta functions are special functions of several complex variables. They show up in many topics, including Abelian varieties, moduli spaces, quadratic forms, and solitons. As Grassmann algebras, they appear in quantum field the ...
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Ramanujan theta function
In mathematics, particularly -analog theory, the Ramanujan theta function generalizes the form of the Jacobi theta functions, while capturing their general properties. In particular, the Jacobi triple product takes on a particularly elegant for ...
References
Q-analogs
Theta functions
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