On the equivalence of two fundamental theta identities

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Publication date 2014
Journal Analysis and Applications (Singapore)
Volume | Issue number 12 | 6
Pages (from-to) 711-725
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI)
Abstract
Two fundamental theta identities, a three-term identity due to Weierstrass and a five-term identity due to Jacobi, both with products of four theta functions as terms, are shown to be equivalent. One half of the equivalence was already proved by R. J. Chapman in 1996. The history and usage of the two identities, and some generalizations are also discussed.
Keywords: Theta functions; identities involving sums of products of theta functions; history of theta functions; applications of theta functions
AMSC: 33E05, 11F27, 33-03, 01A55



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Document type Article
Note Dedicated to the memory of Frank W. J. Olver
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219530514500559
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