On Certain Theta Function Identities Analogous to Ramanujan’s P-Q Eta Function Identities

Kaliyur R. Vasuki, Abdulrawf Abdulrahman Abdullah Kahtan

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DOI: 10.4236/am.2011.27117                

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide direct proofs of certain theta function identities analogous to Ramanujan’s P-Q eta functions identities.

Keywords

Eta Function Identities, Theta Function, P-Q Modular Equations

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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