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Register a new userRecursive structure of the Gauss{} hypergeometric function and boundary/crosscap conformal block
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Yu Nakayama
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The Gauss{} hypergeometric function shows a recursive structure which resembles those found in conformal blocks. We compare it with the recursive structure of the conformal block in boundary/crosscap conformal field theories that is obtained from the representation theory. We find that the pole structure perfectly agrees but the recursive structure in the Gauss{} hypergeometric function is slightly ``off-shell.
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