View source for 1F1(a;r;z)1F1(a;r;-z)=2F3(a,r-a;r,r/2,r/2+1/2;z^2/4)

==Theorem==
The following formula holds:
$${}_1F_1(a;r;z){}_1F_1(a;r;-z)={}_2F_3\left(a, r-a; r, \dfrac{r}{2}, \dfrac{r}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}; \dfrac{z^2}{4} \right),$$
where ${}_1F_1$ denotes [[hypergeometric 1F1]] and ${}_2F_3$ denotes [[hypergeometric 2F3]].

==Proof==

==References==
* {{BookReference|Higher Transcendental Functions Volume I|1953|Arthur Erdélyi|author2=Wilhelm Magnus|author3=Fritz Oberhettinger|author4=Francesco G. Tricomi|prev=2F0(a,b;;z)2F0(a,b;;-z)=4F1(a,b,a/2+b/2,a/2+b/2+1/2;a+b;4z^2)|next=1F1(a;2a;z)1F1(b;2b;-z)=2F3(a/2+b/2,a/2+b/2+1/2;a+1/2,b+1/2,a+b;z^2/4)}}: $4.2 (5)$ 

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