Zudilin, Wadim Hypergeometric heritage of W. N. Bailey. (English) Zbl 1426.33001 ICCM Not. 7, No. 2, 32-46 (2019). Summary: We review some of W. N. Bailey’s work on hypergeometric functions that found solid applications in number theory. The text is complemented by Bailey’s letters to Freeman Dyson from the 1940s. MSC: 33-03 History of special functions 33Cxx Hypergeometric functions 33Dxx Basic hypergeometric functions 11Jxx Diophantine approximation, transcendental number theory 11Mxx Zeta and \(L\)-functions: analytic theory PDF BibTeX XML Cite \textit{W. Zudilin}, ICCM Not. 7, No. 2, 32--46 (2019; Zbl 1426.33001) Full Text: DOI arXiv OpenURL