Some New Results for the Kampé de Fériet Function with an Application

Abstract

The generalized hypergeometric functions in one and several variables and their natural generalizations appear in many mathematical problems and their applications. The theory of generalized hypergeometric functions in several variables comes from the fact that the solutions of the partial differential equations appearing in a large number of applied problems of mathematical physics have been expressed in terms of such generalized hypergeometric functions. In particular, the Kampé de Fériet function (in two variables) has proved its practical utility in representing solutions to a wide range of problems in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and mathematical physics. In this context, in a very recent paper, Progri successfully calculated the 2F2 generalized hypergeometric function for a particular set of parameters and expressed the result in terms of the difference between two Kampé de Fériet functions. Inspired by his work, in the present paper, we obtain three results for a terminating 3F2 series of arguments 1 and 2, together with a transformation formula of a 3F2(z) generalized hypergeometric function in terms of the difference between two Kampé de Fériet functions. One application of this result is also provided. The paper concludes with six reduction formulas for the Kampé de Fériet function. Of note, symmetry occurs naturally in the generalized hypergeometric functions pFq and the Kampé de Fériet function involving two variables, which are the two most important functions discussed in this paper.