# π AND OTHER FORMULAE IMPLIED BY HYPERGEOMETRIC SUMMATION THEOREMS

KIM, YONG SUP;RATHIE, ARJUN KUMAR;WANG, XIAOXIA

• Published : 2015.06.30
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#### Abstract

By employing certain extended classical summation theorems, several surprising ${\pi}$ and other formulae are displayed.

#### Keywords

${\pi}$ formula;Gauss summation theorem;Bailey summation theorem;Watson summation theorem;extension summation theorem

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#### Acknowledgement

Supported by : Wonkwang University