In mathematics, in the area of combinatorics, a q-Pochhammer symbol, also called a q-shifted factorial, is a q-analog of the common Pochhammer symbol. It is defined as
with
by definition. The q-Pochhammer symbol is a major building block in the construction of q-analogs; for instance, in the theory of basic hypergeometric series, it plays the role that the ordinary Pochhammer symbol plays in the theory of generalized hypergeometric series.
Unlike the ordinary Pochhammer symbol, the q-Pochhammer symbol can be extended to an infinite product:
This is an analytic function of q in the interior of the unit disk, and can also be considered as a formal power series in q. The special case
is known as Euler's function, and is important in combinatorics, number theory, and the theory of modular forms.
A q-series is a series in which the coefficients are functions of q, typically depending on q via q-Pochhammer symbols.
Read more about Q-Pochhammer Symbol: Identities, Combinatorial Interpretation, Multiple Arguments Convention, Relationship To Other Q-functions
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