ABSTRACT

The special functions occurring in applied mathematics such as the binomial, exponential,
logarithmic and trigonometric functions, Bessel and Whittaker functions, the error functions and
the classical orthogonal polynomials are all special cases of the generalized hyper-geometric
series:
In chapter one, section one we start with the definition of the generalized hyper geometric
function, this section also deals with the definition and properties of the G-function the Hfunction and the H - function. In section two some of the well known integral transforms such
as the Laplace transform, the Mellin transform, the Hankel transform and their inverse
transforms, the

H -transform introduced by Jain and Sharma, integral transforms with

trigonometric kernels, finite Gegenbaur transforms are discussed. In section three some of the
well known Integral equations occurring in the literature and the different methods of solution are
discussed.
In chapter two sixteen reduction formulae for the H -function have been established. Special
cases include results given by Devra and Cook . Since H -function is the most general function
of one variable, on specializing the parameters therein new and interesting results can be obtained
In chapter three a number of series of H - functions are summed. Various methods are
used and they are accordingly given in different sections. Some interesting special cases and
recurrence relations are deduced. Some of these results generalize the results of Nair.
In chapter four two Fourier series for H - function are derived. Special cases
include Fourier series one each for H-function, G -function and G function. The results
established here are very general in nature from which larger number of known and new
results can be obtained by specializing the parameters of the H -function.
Chapter five contains four differentiation formulae for the H - function. They generalize
recent results established by Devra and Rathie. Special cases include known and new formulae
for various special functions such as the H function, G-function, generalized Wright hypergeometric function, generalized Wright Bessel function etc.
In chapter six a Mellin transform of H function is obtained. This result is used to obtain
four Mellin transforms involving the product of two H -functions. Special cases include the
results given by Gupta and Jain, Gupta and Soni and Rashmi and Jain.
In chapter seven an Integral Transform involving the product of two H - functions with
different arguments is evaluated. Various integral transforms namely Laplace, Mellin, Hankel,

Whittaker and Meijer`s K transforms of generalized functions can be deduced from it. Special
case include a result given by Gupta.
In chapter eight. four theorems on H - transforms are established. These theorems are of very
general in nature. They generalize results earlier proved by Nair [6], Jain [4], Rathie, Saxena,
Sharma and Varma.
In chapter nine, two Integral Equations involving H - function in the kernel are solved.
The Mellin-Transform of the product of two H - functions obtained in Chapter- 6 is used to solve
the first Integral Equation and two preliminary results are proved for solving the second Integral
Equation involving the H - function in the kernel. A number of special cases including some
known results are also given.
LIST OF PAPERS CONTRIBUTED BY THE CANDIDATE
1

Differentiation of H function , Applied Science Periodical, Volume X, No. 1 ,

February 2008.

A Fourier Series for H function , The Mathematical Education Vol. XLI, No. 4,
December 2007.

Summation formula for H function , Applied Science Periodical,

Volume XI,

No. 3, August 2008.

4

Integration of H function , with respect to their parameters Applied Science

Periodical, Volume X, No.4, November 2008.

Integral Equations involving H function s as its kernel, The Mathematical

Education Vol. XLII, No. 3, September 2008..

Mellin Transform of two H function s, The Mathematical Education Vol. XLIII,

No. 1, March 2009.

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