Czechoslovak Mathematical Journal, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 577-580, 2018


A new proof of the $q$-Dixon identity

Victor J. W. Guo

Received February 2, 2017.   Published online April 16, 2018.

Abstract:  We give a new and elementary proof of Jackson's terminating $q$-analogue of Dixon's identity by using recurrences and induction.
Keywords:  $q$-binomial coefficient; $q$-Dixon identity; recurrence
Classification MSC:  05A30


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Affiliations:   Victor J. W. Guo, School of Mathematical Sciences, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu, P. R. China, e-mail: jwguo@hytc.edu.cn


 
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