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q-Abel's Theorem


q-Abel's theorem is the following q-series identity.

 sum_(y=0)^m(-1)^(m-y)q^((m-y; 2))[m; y]_q(1-wq^m)/(q-wq^y)
 ×(1-wq^y)^m(-(1-z)/(1-wq^y);q)_y
=(1-z)^mq^((m; 2)),

where [n; y]_q is a q-binomial coefficient.


See also

Abel's Binomial Theorem

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References

Bhatnagar, G. "Inverse Relations, Generalized Bibasic Series, and Their U(n) Extensions." PhD thesis. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University, p. 105, 1995.Chu, W. C. and Hsu, L. C. "Some New Applications of Gould-Hsu Inversions." J. Combin. Inform. System Sci. 14, 1-4, 1989.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "q-Abel's Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/q-AbelsTheorem.html

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