Hypergeometric functions are at the heart of many analytical and applied mathematical investigations. These functions, generally defined via power series that extend the geometric series, have been ...

The connection between functions of hypergeometric type and representations of certain Lie algebras is exploited by classifying the irreducible representations of the corresponding local Lie groups.

DR. W. N. BAILEY, Richardson lecturer in pure mathematics in the University of Manchester, has been appointed to the University chair of mathematics at Bedford College, London. He is perhaps best ...