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H- FUNCTION AND GENERAL CLASS OF
POLYNOMIAL AND HEAT
CONDUCTION IN A ROD.
Dr. Rachna Bhargava
Department of Mathematics
Global College of Technology (GCT), Jaipur-302022, India
Abstract - In this paper, first we evaluate a finite
integral involving general class of polynomials and the
product of two H-functions and then we make its
application to solve boundary value problem on heat
conduction in a rod under the certain conditions and
further we establish an expansion formula involving
about product of H-function. In view of generality of
the polynomials and products of H-function occurring
here in, on specializing the coefficients of polynomials
and parameters of the H-function, our results would
readily reduce to a large number of results involving
known class of polynomials and simpler functions.
Keywords: General Class of Polynomials, HFunction,
Jacobi polynomial and Leguerre polynomials.
Mathematics Subject Classification : 33C60, 34B05
I. INTRODUCTION
The general class of polynomials introduced by
Shrivastava [7] and defined by [8] and [10] as follows:
0,1,2,... n x
! k
A n)
x] S
k k n, k m,
[n/m]
0 k
m
n
= ,
(
= |

=
.. (1)
where m is an arbitrary positive integer the coefficient
A
n,k
(n,k 0) are arbitrary constants, real or complex.
H-function will be defined and represented as
follows [2] and [4]:
(

= |
+
) o , ( , ) ; o ,
+
) ; | , ( , ) | , (
P 1, N j j
a
N 1, j
A
j j
(a
Q 1, M j
B
j j
b
M 1, j j
b
N M,
Q P,
N M,
Q P,
z H z] H
) ( |
t
=

}
d z
i 2
1
i
i
(2) where 0
and
) o ( )} | + ( {
)} o + ( I { ) | ( I
= ) ( |
[ [
[ [
+ = + =
= =
j j
P
1 N j
j
B
j j
Q
1 M j
j
A
j j
N
1 j
j j
M
1 j
a b 1
a 1 b
(3)
and also the H-function occurring in the paper was
introduced by Inayat-Hussain [4] and studied by
Bushman and Shrivastava [2]. The following series
representation for the H-function was obtained by
Rathie [5].
(

= |
+
) , ( , ) ; ,
+
) ; o , ( , ) o , (
P 1, N j j
c
N 1, j
C
j j
(c
Q 1, M j
D
j j
d
M 1, j j
d
N M,
Q P,
N M,
Q P,
z H z] H
r h,
h
r
r h, j j
P
1 j
j
D
r h, j j
Q
1 M j
j
C
r h, j j
N
1 j
r h, j j
M
h j
1 j M
1 h 0 r
z
! r
1
c d 1
c 1 d

= + =
=
=
=
=

=
o
) (
) ( I )} o + ( I {
)} + ( I { ) o ( I
=
[ [
[ [

r
r
r h,
h d
o
+
= (4)
The nature of contour L and series of various conditions
on its parameters can be seen in the paper by Bushman
and Shrivastava [2]. We shall also make use of the
following behaviour of the z] H
N M,
Q P,
| function for
small value of f(z) as recorded by Saxena [6, p.112,
eq.(2.3) and (2.4)]
) = |
o
| z | ( 0 z} H
N M,
Q P,
for small z
where (2) for ) / (d Re min
j j
M j 1
o
s s
=
and (4) for ) / (b Re min
j j
M j 1
| o
s s
=
The following more general conditions given by
0 T T
2
1
(z arg
1 1 1
> , t < , ) ,
and 0 T T
2
1
(z arg
2 2 2
> , t < , ) , .
where
0 B A T
j
1
P
1
1
N j
j j
1
Q
1
1
M j
j j
1
N
1 j
j
1
M
1 j
1
> o , | , , o , + | =

+ = + = = =
and
0 D C T
j
2
P
1
2
N j
j j
2
Q
1
2
M j
j j
2
N
1 j
j
2
M
1 j
2
> , o , , , + o =

+ = + = = =
.
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II. MAIN INTEGRAL
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
t
|
.
|

\
| t

}
2
b
2
2
m
2
n
1
b
1
1
m
1
n
m
1 u
L
0 L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin
L
x
sin

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , (
, +
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
,
,
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a
1
Q 1
1
M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
1
h
1
1
N
1
M
1
Q
1
P
L
x
sin z H


dx
L
x
sin z H
2
P 1
2
N j j
c
2
N 1, j
C
j j
c
2
Q 1
2
M j
D
j j
d
2
M 1, j j
(d
2
h
2
2
N
2
M
2
Q
2
P
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) , ( , ) ; , (
, +
) ; o , ( , ) o ,
,
,
1
k
1
1
1
k
1
n
1
k
1
m 1
r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b
2
M
1
2
h 0 r
2
m
2
n
0
2
k
1
m
1
[n
0
1
k
y
k
A n
2 k
!
) (
=
, , ) + + (
=

=
| / |
=
| /
=

2
sin y
k
A n
m
2
k
2
2
2
k
2
n
2
k
2
m 2
t
!
) (
, ,
! r
z 1
c d 1
c 1 d
h
r h,
2
r
r h, j j
2
P
1
2
N j
j
D
r h, j j
2
Q
1
2
M j
j
C
r h, j j
2
N
1 j
r h, j j
2
M
h j
1 j
o
) (
) ( I )} o + ( I {
)} + ( I { ) o ( I

+ = + =
=
=
=
[ [
[ [
(
(

, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , ( ), ; , + (
) ; , ( ,
+
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
+ ,
+ , +
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a 1
1
h 1
r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
1
h
m r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
Q 1,
1
M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
h
1
1
1
N
1
M
1
1
Q 1
1
P
2
z
H

(5)
Where (i)
1 u
2 L k
+
=
(ii) 0 k and k n n h h
2 1 2 1 2 1
> , , , , and
provided that conditions
(i)
h
h
j
j
r b
and 0
b
Re min
|
+
= >
|
|
.
|

\
|
|

(ii)
h
h
r h,
j
j
r d
and 0
d
Re min
o
+
= >
|
|
.
|

\
|
o

(iii)
0 T B A
1 j
1
P
1
1
N j
j j
1
Q
1
1
M j
j j
1
N
1 j
j
1
M
1 j
> o , | , , o , + |

+ = + = = =
where t < , ,
1 1
T
2
1
z arg
(iv)
0 q D C
2 j
2
P
1
2
N j
j j
2
Q
1
2
M j
j j
2
N
1 j
j
2
M
1 j
> , o , , , + o

+ = + = = =

where t < , ,
2 2
T
2
1
z arg
(v) 0 h h k b k b {u Re
1 r h, 2 2 2 1 1
> } + + + +
Proof : To establish the above integral (5), we first express
both the general class of polynomials and
z] H
2
N
2
M
2
Q
2
p
|
,
,
occurring in its left hand side in their
respective series forms with the help of equation (1) and (3)
respectively and then interchange the order of integration
and summation (which is permissible under the condition
stated) and using (3) and with the help of x-integral given by
Gradshteyn, I.S. and Ryzhik [3]. Then we substitute the
above ) ( | with the help of (4) and reinterpret the result
thus in terms of H-function, we arrive at the right hand
side of desired results (5).
III. MAIN PROBLEM

Problem of heat conduction in a rod with one end
held at zero temperature and the other end exchanges heat
freely with the surrounding medium at zero temperature. If
the thermal coefficients are constants and there are no
source of thermal energy, then temperature in a one-
dimensional rod 0 s x s L satisfies the following heat
equation
0 t
t
k
t
2
2
> ,
c
u c
=
c
u c
(6)
In view of the problem, the solution of this partial
differential equation satisfy the boundary conditions

0 t) 0 = , ( u (7)
0 t) L, h t) L,
t
= ( u + (
c
u c
(8)
u (x,t) is finite as t (9)
The initial condition
u (x,0) = f(x) (10)
The solution of partial differential equation (6) can be
written as [11, p.77,(4)]

t
= ( u
|
|
.
|

\
| t

=

kt
2
L
m
m m
1 m
e
L
x
sin B t) x,

(11)
at t = 0
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
|
.
|

\
| t
= = ( u

2
b
2
2
m
2
n
1
b
1
1
m
1
n
1 u
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin f(x) x,0)

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , (
, +
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
,
,
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a
1
Q 1
1
M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
1
h
1
1
N
1
M
1
Q
1
P
L
x
sin z H

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) , ( , ) ; , (
, +
) ; o , ( , ) o ,
,
,
2
P 1
2
N j j
c
2
N 1, j
C
j j
c
2
Q 1
2
M j
D
j j
d
2
M 1, j j
(d
2
h
2
2
N
2
M
2
Q
2
P
L
x
sin z H

(12)
The solution of the problem to be obtained is
) + + (
=

=
| / |
=
| /
=

= ( u
r h, 2
b
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b
2
m
1
2
h 0 r
2
m
2
n
0
2
k
1
m
1
[n
0
1
k
2 k' t) x,

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2
k
2
2
2
k
2
n
2
k
2
m 2
1
k
1
1
1
k
1
n
1
k
1
m 1
y
k
A n
y
! k
A n
!
) ( ) (
, , , ,
! r
z ) 1 (
) c ( )} d 1 ( {
)} c 1 ( { ) d (
h
2
r
r h, j j
P
1 N j
D
r h, j j
Q
1 M j
C
r h, j j
N
1 j
r h, j j
M
h j
1 j
r h,
2
2
j
2
2
j
2 2
o
o
o

I + I
+ I I
[ [
[ [
+ = + =
=
=
=

|
|
.
|

\
| t
|
.
|

\
| t

t t
|
|
.
|

\
| t

kt
L
exp
L
x
sin
2 sin 2
2
sin
2
m
m
m m
m
m
(
(

, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , ( ), ; , + (
) ; , ( ,
+
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
+ ,
+ , +
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a 1
1
h 1
r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
1
h
m r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
Q 1, M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
h
1
1
1
N
1
M
1
1
Q 1
1
P
2
z
H

(13)
Where L 2
d
4
k'
1 u+
t
t
=
valid under the condition of (5).
Proof: The solution of the problem stated is given as
[11, p.77, (4)]

t
= ( u
|
|
.
|

\
| t

=

kt
2
L
m
m m
1 m
e
L
x
sin B t) x,
where

1
,
2
, are rots of transcendental equation.
kL
tan
m
m
t
= t
If t = 0, then by virtue of (11) and (12), we have
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
|
.
|

\
| t

2
b
2
2
m
2
n
1
b
1
1
m
1
n
1 u
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , (
, +
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
,
,
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a
1
Q 1
1
M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
1
h
1
1
N
1
M
1
Q
1
P
L
x
sin z H

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) , ( , ) ; , (
, +
) ; o , ( , ) o ,
,
,
2
P 1
2
N j j
c
2
N 1, j
C
j j
c
2
Q 1
2
M j
D
j j
d
2
M 1, j j
(d
2
h
2
2
N
2
M
2
Q
2
P
L
x
sin z H
L
x
sin B
m
m
1 m
t
=

=
(13)
Multiplying both sides of (13) by
L
x
sin
m
t
and
integrate with respect to x from 0 to L, we get
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t t
|
.
|

\
| t

}
2
b
2
2
m
2
n
1
b
1
1
m
1
n m
1 u
L
0 L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin
L
x
sin

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , (
, +
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
,
,
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a
1
Q 1
1
M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
1
h
1
1
N
1
M
1
Q
1
P
L
x
sin z H

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) , ( , ) ; , (
, +
) ; o , ( , ) o ,
,
,
2
P 1
2
N j j
c
2
N 1, j
C
j j
c
2
Q 1
2
M j
D
j j
d
2
M 1, j j
(d
2
h
2
2
N
2
M
2
Q
2
P
L
x
sin z H
dx
L
x
sin
L
x
sin B
m m
L
0
m
1 m
t

t
=
}

=

(14)
and using (5) and orthogonality property [12, p.28] by
Szego, we obtain
m m
m
2 1
m
m
2 sin 2
2
sin
d
4
B
t t
|
|
.
|

\
| t
|
.
|

\
| t

=
/

) + + (
=

=
| / |
=
| /
=

r h, 2
b
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b
2
m
1
2
h 0 r
2
m
2
n
0
2
k
1
m
1
[n
0
1
k
2 k'

2
sin y
k
A n
y
! k
A n
m 2
k
2
2
2
k
2
n
2
k
2
m 2
1
k
1
1
1
k
1
n
1
k
1
m 1
t
!
) ( ) (
, , , ,

! r
z 1
c d 1
c 1 d
h
r h,
2
r
r h, j j
2
P
1
2
N j
j
D
r h, j j
2
Q
1
2
M j
j
C
r h, j j
2
N
1 j
r h, j j
2
M
h j
1 j
o
) (
) ( I )} o + ( I {
)} + ( I { ) o ( I

+ = + =
=
=
=
[ [
[ [


(
(

|
|
.
|

\
|
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , ( ), ; , + (
) ; , ( ,
+
) ; | , ( , ) | ,

+ ,
+ , +
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a 1
1
h 1
r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
1
h
m r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
Q 1, M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
h
1
1
1
N
1
M
1
1
Q 1
1
P
2
z
H

(15)
with the help of (14) and (11), we arrive at the right hand
side of desired result.


IV. EXPANSION FORMULA
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
|
.
|

\
| t

2
b
2
2
m
2
n
1
b
1
1
m
1
n
1 u
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin y S
L
x
sin

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , (
, +
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
,
,
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a
1
Q 1
1
M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
1
h
1
1
N
1
M
1
Q
1
P
L
x
sin z H

(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) , ( , ) ; , (
, +
) ; o , ( , ) o ,
,
,
2
P 1
2
N j j
c
2
N 1, j
C
j j
c
2
Q 1
2
M j
D
j j
d
2
M 1, j j
(d
2
h
2
2
N
2
M
2
Q
2
P
L
x
sin z H

) + + (
=

=
| / |
=
| /
=

=
r h, 2
b
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b
2
m
1
2
h 0 r
2
m
2
n
0
2
k
1
m
1
[n
0
1
k
2 k'

2
k
2
2
2
k
2
n
2
k
2
m 2
1
k
1
1
1
k
1
n
1
k
1
m 1
y
k
A n
y
! k
A n
!
) ( ) (
, , , ,

! r
z 1
c d 1
c 1 d
h
r h,
2
r
r h, j j
2
P
1
2
N j
j
D
r h, j j
2
Q
1
2
M j
j
C
r h, j j
2
N
1 j
r h, j j
2
M
h j
1 j
o
) (
) ( I )} o + ( I {
)} + ( I { ) o ( I

+ = + =
=
=
=
[ [
[ [

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|
|
.
|

\
| t
|
|
.
|

\
| t

L
x
sin
2
sin
m m
m

(
(

|
|
.
|

\
|
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , ( ), ; , + (
) ; , ( ,
+
) ; | , ( , ) | ,

+ ,
+ , +
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a 1
1
h 1
r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
1
h
m r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
Q 1, M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
h
1
1
1
N
1
M
1
1
Q 1
1
P
2
z
H

(16)
where all the conditions of (5) are satisfied.
Proof: Using (12) and (15) in (11), we arrive at the
expansion formula

1 4
2 L
d
4
k'
+
t
t
=
6. SPECIAL CASES OF (12)
(i) If
k
k n,
1
1) n
n
n
A
) + o (
+ + | + o (
|
|
.
|

\
| o +
=
then 2x) 1 P x] s
(
n
'
n
( |
) | , o

where x) P
(
n
(
) | , o
is Jacobi polynomial [10, p.68, eq.
(4.3.2)] and also

k
k n,
1
1
n
n
A 1, m
) + o (
|
|
.
|

\
| o +
= =
then x) L x] S
(
L
n
'
n
( |
)

where
) (
L
n
L (x) is Leguerre Polynomial [10, p.101, eq.
(5.1.6)] and we get
|
.
|

\
| t
|
.
|

\
| t
|
.
|

\
| t
=
) | , o (

L
x
sin L
L
x
sin 2 1 P
L
x
sin f(x)
2
n
1
n
1 u
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , (
, +
) ; | , ( , ) | ,
,
,
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a
1
Q 1
1
M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
1
h
1
1
N
1
M
1
Q
1
P
L
x
sin z H
(
(

|
.
|

\
| t
, +
) o , ( , ) ; , (
, +
) ; o , ( , ) o ,
,
,
2
P 1
2
N j j
d
2
N 1, j
C
j j
c
2
Q 1
2
M j
D
j j
d
2
M 1, j j
(d
2
h
2
2
N
2
M
2
Q
2
P
L
x
sin z H
) + + (
=

=
| / |
=
| /
=

=
r h, 2
b
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b
2
M
1
2
h 0 r
2
m
2
n
0
2
k
1
m
1
[n
0
1
k
2 k' .
2
k
2
2
2
k
2
m 2
1
k
1
1
1
k
1
m 1
y
k
n
y
! k
n
!
) ( ) (
, ,

|
|
.
|

\
| t

|
|
.
|

\
| t
t t
|
|
.
|

\
| t

kt
L
exp
L
x
sin
2 sin 2
2
sin
2
m m
m m
m
m

! r
z 1
c d 1
c 1 d
h
r h,
2
r
r h, j j
2
P
1
2
N j
j
D
r h, j j
2
Q
1
2
M j
j
C
r h, j j
2
N
1 j
r h, j j
2
M
h j
1 j
o
) (
) ( I )} o + ( I {
)} + ( I { ) o ( I

+ = + =
=
=
=
[ [
[ [

) + (
|
|
.
|

\
| +
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
) + o (
) + + | + o (
|
|
.
|

\
| o +
1
1
n
n
1
1 n
n
n
2
2
1
k
1
k 1
1
1
(
(

|
|
.
|

\
|
, +
) o , ( , ) ; o , ( ), ; , + (
) ; , ( ,
+
) ; | , ( , ) | ,

+ ,
+ , +
1
P 1
1
N j j
a
1
N 1, j
A
j j
a 1
1
h 1
r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
1
h
m r h, 2
h
2
k
2
b
1
k
1
b u
1
Q 1, M j
B
j j
b
1
M 1, j j
(b
h
1
1
1
N
1
M
1
1
Q 1
1
P
2
z
H

(ii) If we substitute
, = ) , = ) , = = , = = 1 k (0, A 1 k (0, A 0 n n 0 m m
2 1 2 1 2 1

1
N
1
M
1
Q
1
P j j 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
H , 1 B A and 0 h 1 Q M 0 P N 0 n n
,
,
= = , = = , = = , =

then it reduces to Fox H-function and
Q) 1,..., j ; P 1,..., i ( C
j j
= = = | = o it reduces
to the well known Meijers G-function by [9] in (12)
then we get a known result given in [1].
On applying the same procedure as above in
(16) , then we can establish the other known results.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors are thankful to refree for his
valuable suggestions.
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