Solving the Hypergeometric Function Integral Representation

[alyafey22]

Prove the following

$$ {}_2 F_1 \left( a,b; c ; x \right) = \frac{\Gamma(c)}{\Gamma(b)\Gamma(c-b)}\int^1_0 t^{b-1}(1-t)^{c-b-1} (1-xt)^{-a} \, dt$$​

Hypergeometric function .

 

[alyafey22]

Hint

Spoiler

$$(a)_k = \frac{\Gamma(k+a)}{\Gamma(a)}$$

 

[topsquark]

Would it be sufficient to show that your version of _2 F _1 solves the hypergeometric differential equation? I haven't tried it yet, and it looks like it might be a bit on the nasty side of tedious, but it should be a tolerable exercise.

-Dan

 

[alyafey22]

Would it be sufficient to show that your version of _2 F _1 solves the hypergeometric differential equation? I haven't tried it yet, and it looks like it might be a bit on the nasty side of tedious, but it should be a tolerable exercise.

-Dan

Not a clue . I skipped that part when I read about hypergeomtric function (Emo)

 

[topsquark]

Prove the following

$$ {}_2 F_1 \left( a,b; c ; x \right) = \frac{\Gamma(c)}{\Gamma(b)\Gamma(c-b)}\int^1_0 t^{b-1}(1-t)^{c-b-1} (1-xt)^{-a} \, dt$$​

Hypergeometric function .

Spoiler

This is more or less an exercise in Gamma functions.

The series solution for the hypergeometric function is:
[math]_2 F _1 (a, b, c; x) = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} \frac{(a)_n (b)_n}{(c)_n} \frac{x^n}{n!}[/math]

where [math](a)_n \equiv \frac{ \Gamma (a + n)}{ \Gamma (a) }[/math]

We start with the integral formula:
$$_2 F_1 (a, b, c; x) = \frac{\Gamma (c)}{\Gamma (b)\Gamma (c-b)}\int_0^1 t^{b-1} (1-t)^{c-b-1} (1-xt)^{-a}~dt$$

Expanding the [math](1 - xt)^{-a}[/math] and inserting it into the integral formula gives
$$_2 F_1 (a, b, c; x) = \frac{\Gamma (c)}{\Gamma (b)\Gamma (c-b)}\int_0^1 t^{b-1} (1-t)^{c-b-1} \left ( \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} \frac{ \Gamma (a + n) }{ \Gamma (a) } \frac{(tx)^n}{n!} \right )~dt$$

After a bit of "massaging":
$$_2 F_1 (a, b, c; x) = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} (a)_n \frac{\Gamma (c)}{\Gamma (b)\Gamma (c-b)} \left ( \int_0^1 t^{b + n -1} (1-t)^{c-b-1} dt \right ) \frac{x^n}{n!}$$

Now,
[math]\int_0^1 t^{b + n -1} (1-t)^{c-b-1} dt = B(b + n, c- b) = \frac{ \Gamma (b + n) \Gamma (c - b)}{\Gamma (c + n)}[/math]
where B is the beta function.

Plugging this in gives
[math]_2 F_1 (a, b, c; x) = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} \frac{\Gamma (c)}{\Gamma (b)\Gamma (c-b)} (a)_n \left ( \frac{ \Gamma (b + n) \Gamma (c - b)}{\Gamma (c + n)} \right ) \frac{x^n}{n!}[/math]

Simplifying gives
[math]_2 F_1 (a, b, c; x) = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} (a)_n \left ( \frac{\Gamma (b) }{ \Gamma (b + n)} \frac{\Gamma (c)}{\Gamma (c + n)} \right ) \frac{x^n}{n!} = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} \frac{(a)_n (b)_n}{(c)_n} \frac{x^n}{n!}[/math]

-Dan

Edit: Okay it's 1:57 AM (Eastern) and I think I got all the typos fixed.

Edit 2: I forgot to mention that the hypergeometric function has singular points at [math]x = 0, 1, \infty[/math]. None of these singularities appear in the given integral representation. Nor does the series representation take into account the x = 0 and x = 1 singularities.

 

[alyafey22]

Way to go topsquark (Clapping)

 

[topsquark]

It would be cool if someone could input the integral rep into the differential equation and show that it's a solution. I wasn't able to do it.

-Dan

 

[alyafey22]

It would be cool if someone could input the integral rep into the differential equation and show that it's a solution. I wasn't able to do it.

-Dan

Hey Dan , can you post your attempt . I need to know what you are thinking about ?

 

[topsquark]

I'm really not able to do much more than putting the integral form into the differential equation and a little bit of simplifying, but here it is.

First we are given:
[math]_2 F _1 (a, b, c; x) = \frac{ \Gamma (c) }{ \Gamma (b) \Gamma (c - b) } \int_0^1 t^{b - 1} (1 - t)^{c - b - 1} (1 - xt)^{-a} dt[/math]

The hypergeometric differential equation is:
[math]x(1 - x) y''(x) + (c - (a + b + 1)x) y'(x) - ab y(x) = 0[/math]

One of the solutions of this equation is [math]y(x) =~_2 F _1 (a, b, c; x)[/math]

Inserting the integral representation gives:
[math]x(1 - x) \left [ \frac{ \Gamma (c) }{ \Gamma (b) \Gamma (c - b) } \int_0^1 t^{b - 1} (1 - t)^{c - b - 1} a(a + 1)t^2 (1 - xt)^{-(a + 2)} dt \right ] [/math]
[math]+ \left [ ( c - (a + b + 1)x ) \frac{ \Gamma (c) }{ \Gamma (b) \Gamma (c - b) } \int_0^1 t^{b - 1} (1 - t)^{c - b - 1} at (1 - xt)^{-(a + 1)} dt \right ] [/math]
[math]- ab \left [ \frac{ \Gamma (c) }{ \Gamma (b) \Gamma (c - b) } \int_0^1 t^{b - 1} (1 - t)^{c - b - 1} (1 - xt)^{-a} dt \right ] = 0[/math]

Simplifying:
[math]x(1 - x) (a + 1) \int_0^1 t^{b + 1} (1 - t)^{c - b - 1} (1 - xt)^{-(a + 2)} dt [/math]
[math]+ ( c - (a + b + 1)x ) \int_0^1 t^b (1 - t)^{c - b - 1} (1 - xt)^{-(a + 1)} dt - b \int_0^1 t^{b - 1} (1 - t)^{c - b - 1} (1 - xt)^{-a} dt = 0[/math]

There is a way, obviously, to put all the x's and constants inside the integrals and then put this all under one integral but I am unable to see any value to this approach.

-Dan

 

[alyafey22]

So your attempt is to prove that the hypergeometric function satisfies the differential equation using the integral representation ?

 

[topsquark]

So your attempt is to prove that the hypergeometric function satisfies the differential equation using the integral representation ?

Yup. It should be workable, but I'm out of tricks on this one. I can't figure out how to solve the integrals that come up.

-Dan