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A simple proof of an identity of Ramanujan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

M. D. Hirschhorn
M. D. Hirschhorn
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics University of New South WalesKensington, N.S.W. 2033, Australia
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Abstract

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One of Ramanujan's unpublished, unproven identities has excited considerable interest over the years. Indeed, no fewer than four proofs have appeared in the literature. The object of this note is to present yet another proof, simpler than the others, relying only on Jacobi's triple product identity.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 31 - 35
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1983

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