Hypergeometric Functions II (q-analogues)
Abstract
This is the typewritten version of a handwritten manuscript which was completed by Ian G. Macdonald in 1987 or 1988. It is the sequel to the manuscript "Hypergeometric functions I." The two manuscripts are very informal working papers, never intended for formal publication. Nevertheless, copies of the manuscripts have circulated widely, giving rise to quite a few citations in the subsequent 25 years. Therefore it seems justified to make the manuscripts available for the whole mathematical community. The author kindly gave his permission that typewritten versions be posted on arXiv.
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