"Relations and Functions" stand out as crucial topics within algebra. These terms, though related, hold distinct mathematical meanings. It's common to feel uncertain about their disparities. To ...

It is well known that the hypergeometric functions $_2F_1 (\alpha \pm 1, \beta, \gamma; t), _2F_1(\alpha, \beta \pm 1, \gamma; t), \quad _2F_1 (\alpha, \beta, \gamma \pm 1; t),$ which are continguous ...