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arxiv: 1901.07908 · v1 · pith:TI3JEGSTnew · submitted 2019-01-22 · 🧮 math.NT · math.CO

Factors of some truncated basic hypergeometric series

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We prove that certain basic hypergeometric series truncated at $k=n-1$ have the factor $\Phi_n(q)^2$, where $\Phi_n(q)$ is the $n$-th cyclotomic polynomial. This confirms two recent conjectures of the author and Zudilin. We also put forward some conjectures on $q$-congruences modulo $\Phi_n(q)^2$.

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