Integral representations and zeros of the Lommel function and the hypergeometric $_1F_2$ function

Abstract

We give different integral representations of the Lommel function $s_{\mu,\nu}(z)$ involving trigonometric and hypergeometric $_2F_1$ functions. By using classical results of Polya, we give the distribution of the zeros of $s_{\mu,\nu}(z)$ for certain regions in the plane $(\mu,\nu)$. Further, thanks to a well known relation between the functions $s_{\mu,\nu}(z)$ and the hypergeometric $ _1F_2$ function, we describe the distribution of the zeros of $_1F_2$ for specific values of its parameters.